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Congratulations to Montgomery County’s 2022 Best of the Southwest Shootout exhibitors, from left, Allie Sandin, Lainey DeVries, Cloie Bruce, and Kennedy DeVries. Kennedy DeVries received Grand Champion Breeding Gilt and Market Hog and Champion Showman for Market Hogs. Cloie Bruce received Champion...
Widely scattered rain across the State resulted in 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending August 14, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Dry conditions continued to stress crops and pastures. Fieldwork included harvesting corn for silage and...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Matt Russell, today announced that 39 Iowa Counties are now authorized for emergency haying or grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year 2022...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced the funding of the next-phase of an innovative water quality and soil conservation demonstration project spanning multiple watersheds in Taylor and Page Counties in Southwest Iowa, and benefit the Essex community.The Iowa Department of...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors tackled a light agenda at its regular meeting Aug. 2.The only action item on the agenda was to accept the resignation of the county's safety coordinator, Beth Peterson.Supervisor Mike Olson asked if there were any candidates who had applied to take over...
t in special session Aug. 1, to finalize work on the new portable classrooms.The two modular classrooms were approved for lease by the Red Oak School Board May 9, and were delivered and placed at Inman Elementary on July 14, and The classrooms will be leased for 39 months and provide much-needed...
Iowa corn production is forecast at 2.51 billion bushels, down 2% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service –Crop Productionreport.   Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 205.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from last...
Red Oak’s pool season has officially come to an end.The pool’s final date of operation was Aug. 5. Red Oak city administrator Brad Wright said the end of the season was largely due to the same reason the season got off to a slow start: a lack of staff.“Our help was vanishing, and it was the same...
Bank Iowa has appointed Ryan Hart as an ag and commercial loan officer at its Red Oak location.Hart previously worked as a loan officer and credit analyst for Farm Credit Services of America.“We are very pleased to welcome Ryan to our Bank Iowa team,” said John McBride, Bank Iowa regional president...
The Red Oak School Board met in regular session Aug. 8.Superintendent Ron Lorenz issued a reminder for parents and residents attending school sporting events that the process for purchasing tickets was going to be a different format for the upcoming school year.“The Hawkeye 10 Board voted to...

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