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Iowa farmers weigh storage decisions amid weak prices

As Iowa farmers continue working through the 2026 harvest, grain markets remain under pressure despite reports of improving corn yields in parts of th...

3h ago

Trump administration announces $1.34B investment in domestic fertilizer production

Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced eight fertilizer manufacturing projects that will receive f...

18h ago

U.S. Export Sales Report (10-22-26)

A mixed export sales report continued the recent trends we have seen for corn and soybean demand. Allendale commodity broker Teddy Tarvis said the cor...

19h ago

At this time of year, you are hard pressed to visit a retail store that doesn't have pumpkins available for purchase. Pumpkin patches have also become...

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