Tag: corn
Early corn harvests spur optimism about yields despite drought
Farmers so far have reported average or better corn yields despite their worries about the effect of this year’s drought, according to several Iowa...
Iowa crop conditions decline amid persistent dryness
The Iowa corn and soybean crop conditions suffered further last week from a relative lack of rainfall, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Ethanol advocates warn of lower Iowa corn prices without pipelines
Income for Iowa farmers might decline $1.1 billion per year if the state’s ethanol plants are unable to capture and sequester their carbon dioxide...
Iowa Leading Indicators Index slips in June
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues and the future direction of economic activity, decreased 0.3% to...
Reynolds seeking USDA disaster designation
The USDA has estimated that 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans in the state were severely damaged by the...
Will Year of the Pig be good to Iowa?
Iowa farmers, manufacturers looking for prosperity signals as trade talks continue
By Emery Styron
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According to the Chinese calendar, Feb. 5 kicks off the Year of...
Japan offers a boost to corn, ethanol producers
Trade partner opens doors to fuel oxygenate made from corn-based ethanol, such as the product made at the Big River Resources plant in West...