Tag Archives: corn

• Agriculture / News

  Henry County corn chopping evidence of national drought disaster

  It’s a dramatic and devastating impact from the drought. Extreme weather is forcing some local farmers to give up on…
• Agriculture / News

  Drought Forces Livestock On To Conservation Lands

  As drought conditions continue their spread throughout the state, livestock farmers are starting to feel a real pinch.Entire pastures are…
• News

  Low Water Hurting Barge Companies

  “The bottom up here is mostly rock bottom and you don’t take chances on hitting it, because when rock and…
• News

  NEW DATA: 42% of U.S. in “Severe Drought”

  The nationwide drought is spreading. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 42% of the country is considered to be in…
• Agriculture / News

  Farmers talk drought during Monmouth Field Day

  Dozens of farmers are going back to school on Wednesday morning. “We desperately need rain,” said Pat Benda, a district…
• Agriculture / News

  Gov. Branstad says drought is becoming more critical

  It’s a painful show-and-tell for Columbus Junction farmer Wayne Humphreys. “This is no longer a corn plant,” he said. “This…
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Crop Conditions Deteriorate

  The latest USDA crop progress report just out shows more than half of Illinois farmers, 56-percent, say their corn crop is in poor to very poor condition
• Agriculture / News

  Illinois corn chopping set to start as drought worsens

  Some Illinois farmers are giving up on their corn crop as the 2012 drought digs in deeper. That’s putting field…
• Agriculture

  Drought threatens corn crop

  Extreme weather is producing some of the worst growing conditions in 25 years, challenging farmers to make some tough decisions in coming days.
• Agriculture / News

  Drought conditions challenge Warren County corn crop

  It’s a crucial time for corn in southern Warren County. “It’s just bad,” said Roseville-area farmer Andy Huston. That’s where…
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Iowa Farmers See Worsening Conditions

  Just under one-half of iowa`s pasture and range land is rated in poor to very poor condition
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Yield Projections Drop

  The firm Informa Economics says corn yields will average 153 and a half bushels per acre