1st tassels I’ve seen in Iowa! #iowasweetcorn

Trump signed JD S780 combine made a public appearance at the Leighton Independence Day parade tonight. ⁦Donald J. Trump⁩ ⁦John Deere USA⁩

Asked my wife to grab a hammer for me. Came back with this. #overkill

New low for December Corn 🌽 this AM, down nearly 11% from its insurance base price. NAU Country

FSA Supplemental Disaster Relief Highlights below. Go to fsa.usda.gov/resources/prog… for full details. (Iowa based viewpoint, other loss types may qualify)

Albia’s square, my hometown, is on fire. Absolutely debating to see, such a beautiful and historic square. I really hope everyone made it out ok.

Anyone have a recommendation for window A/C unit for a shop? Humidity is a problem.

PRF results for April-May. Seeing several claims across Southern Iowa

Here is a map showing SPC wind reports from July 27–28 overlaid on % of U.S. corn production by county. While models forecasted a high wind event in southern MN, the most impactful winds actually occurred across northern and eastern Iowa. #oatt #AgWx #Corn #AgWeather #Wind #SPC

It’s been the opposite of a drought across the #Corn Belt—especially over the past 15 days. MN, IA, and IL all ranked #1 all-time (1981–2025) for corn production weighted precip from Jul 17–31. Too much rain? Could yields suffer? #AgWx #Yield #oatt #AgWeather Market Minute LLC

Southern Rust Trials in corn. Aug 9 check strip update. Aug 28 Vegetative image I think it paid to spray! Hats off to local drone applicators Kurt Stout and Ben De Boef.

Things are looking a little rusty in S IA.

2nd Trip Fungicide/Southern Rust checkstrip on corn sprayed Aug 8 w generic Quilt. It worked. Mahaska/Marion County line, IA

August 9 2nd Trip Fungicide update. 2nd trip acres are still greenish on Sep 23 when all other corn is brown.

Can farmers get cost share when using soybeans as a cover crop?

Another Aid Package is probably around the corner