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Report: wet conditions continue to slow start of harvest (opens the original)
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(KMAland) -- Wet conditions have led to a slow start to the harvest for Iowa farmers. That's according to the latest Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service on Monday, showing just 1.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 27, which was 5.1 days less than last year. The report also shows corn harvest at 5%--a 1% increase from last week and nine percentage points behind last year. Additionally, just 3% of soybe
USDA awards over $2.8 million in grants to Minden, Greenfield tornado recovery efforts (opens the original)
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(Minden-Greenfield) -- USDA Rural Development has announced roughly $2.8 million in grants to assist two KMAland communities with tornado recovery efforts. USDA Rural Development Iowa State Director Mike Sexton announced late last week that the agency has awarded more than $2.8 million in grants to four projects to promote clean water and improvement critical infrastructure in two rural Iowa communities impacted by tornadoes in 2024. USDA officials say the city of Minden has received an $844,000
Longtime KMAland agriculture advocate Ray Gaesser passes (opens the original)
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(KMAland) -- KMAland residents are mourning the loss of a longtime champion of agriculture and an area farmer. Family members confirmed in a social media post that 73-year-old Ray Gaesser passed away over the weekend following a farming accident Saturday morning. An Adams County farmer, Gaesser served in leadership roles with several organizations, including Solutions from the Land and the North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance. Gaesser was also a former president of both the Iowa and
Report: corn, soybean condition ratings dip slightly across Iowa (opens the original)
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(KMAland) -- Corn and soybean crop conditions across Iowa dipped slightly this week, according to the latest USDA report. According to the latest Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, corn condition rated 78% good to excellent--down from 80% in last week's report. Meanwhile, corn silking reached 97 percent, which is two percentage points ahead of last year, and 67% of Iowa's corn crop has reached the dough stage--three percentage p
Dugan previews Ringgold County Fair in Mount Ayr (opens the original)
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(Mount Ayr) -- It's a busy week in Mount Ayr as the Ringgold County Fair is underway. Dawn Dugan is the County Director for Ringgold County's Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. She tells KMA News her staff is ready for the fun to come, which gets underway on Tuesday and runs through the week. "For our 4H members, it's a year-round activity," Dugan said. "They do things year-round, whether we see it or not. For the extension office, the past few months have been when we've really kicke
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