Tag Archives: corn

• Agriculture / News

  Ag in the AM: Farmers Make “Significant Progress”

  More than three quarters of the area corn crop is now planted
• Agriculture / News

  Extreme weather slows corn planting in Rock Island County

  Wednesday marked the first day of corn planting for Tom Mueller. But it might be the last for a while….
• Agriculture / News

  Drought and decisions facing farmers in 2013

  It’s no secret that summer 2012 brought a one-two punch of drought and heat. It made the seed corn harvest…
• Agriculture

  Monsanto expanding in Iowa

  Monsanto will spend more than $100 million to expand two plants in Iowa plus two others.
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: EPA Rejects Ethanol Reduction Request

  Area farm groups support EPA decision to not relax ethanol requirements due to the drought
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Illinois Corn Yields Higher, Iowa Lower

  Illinois corn yield estimates higher, Iowa’s lower in November report
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Corn Yields Vary Widely

  Farmers reporting wildly different corn yields in their fields, USDA to allow aflatoxin in Illinois corn feed
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Aflatoxin Restrictions Eased for Iowa Farmers

  Iowa farmers get FDA approval to mix aflatoxin-postivite corn with livestock feed
• Agriculture / Health / News / Weather

  Toxic Mold Threatens Corn Crop

    It’s been a rough year for area farmers, but now many are wondering if their corn crops that have…
• News

  Police say driver was drunk when he rolled truck loaded with corn

  Police said a driver transporting a grain trailer loaded with corn was driving under the influence of alcohol when the…
• Agriculture / News

  Farmers prepare for early harvest with less corn

  Fall harvest is a familiar ritual on area farms. But this year, the corn harvest will start much earlier than…
• Agriculture / News / Weather

  Melons Love Our Hot Dry Weather

  As the hot dry weather causes more and more of our corn and soybeans to wither and wilt, the Midwest…