MILFORD — Northwest Iowa continues to recover from record-breaking flooding which occurred over the weekend of June 22-23, 2024. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a multi-day heavy rainfall event led to widespread heavy rain across the region. Rainfall totals over a ...

Increasing input costs. Narrow application windows. Tighter margins. It’s never been more important to do more with less in farming. That’s why more producers are investing in high-tech solutions to manage weeds more effectively, including See & Spray technology from John ...

WEBSTER CITY — “Trial by fire” may be a cliche, but for Nick Willwerth in his first year as general manager at United-Co-op, it’s more than appropriate. Willwerth took over the role of general manager in December 2023 after the retirement of long-time United Co-op General Manager ...

LATIMER — Market demand for oats is growing, and more farmers are integrating this useful small grain into their crop rotations. A new market for oats is also on the way, thanks to Iowa farmer/entrepreneur Landon Plagge and other farmers who’ve invested in a new oat processing plant in ...

Alexis Stevens said the “wave of the future is already here.” She’s talking about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture, and the importance of governing it with cybersecurity. Stevens, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach farm management specialist from ...

TERRIL — Improvements at Pro Cooperative in Terril have yielded a new agronomy complex and office, streamlined traffic flow in and out of (and throughout) the elevator grounds, put the scale system under roof, and centralized company operations. These renovations began in the fall of ...