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Iowa Leading Indicators Index gained momentum in October

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) regained some momentum in October, according to the recently released Iowa Leading Indicators Index October 2021 Report. The report,...

Seeding the field

Coming off an unprecedented year that saw not only a global pandemic affect every aspect of the economy, but also a devastating derecho that...

China’s swine fever woes fuel U.S. pork exports

A 15% jump in U.S. pork exports through the first 10 months of 2020, fueled by Chinese demand, is putting a holiday jingle in...
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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...

Rantizo authorized to swarm multiple drones nationwide

A Rantizo drone applies fungicide on a field. CREDIT RANTIZO  By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa City-based Rantizo announced this week that it is approved 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 news@corridorbusiness.com According to the Chinese calendar, Feb. 5 kicks off the Year of...

Rantizo looks to drones as ag’s next frontier

A six-rotor hexacopter drone is being used by Rantizo as it develops its autonomous crop spraying system. PHOTO RANTIZO   By Dave DeWitte dave@corridorbusiness.com A fleet of 10...

Farmers brace as China levies retaliatory tariffs

Farmer Dave Walton, of Walton Farms, shown in a Cedar County field last October. “For us personally, any sort of trade war would be...

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