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Cass County: Corn $3.33, Beans $9.60
Adair County: Corn $3.30, Beans $9.63
Adams County: Corn $3.30, Beans $9.59
Audubon County: Corn $3.32, Beans $9.62
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.36, Beans $9.60
Guthrie County: Corn $3.35, Beans $9.64
Montgomery County: Corn $3.35, Beans $9.62
Shelby County: Corn $3.36, Beans $9.60
Oats $2.33 (always the same in all counties)
(Information from the USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices)
Whatever their religious beliefs, many thousands of Iowans enjoy coloring, decorating, hiding and eating eggs on the Easter holiday — but egg prices have cracked the two-dollar mark in recent weeks and it’s no yolk. Shayle Shagam is a livestock analyst for the U-S-D-A and says wholesale prices on eggs are up significantly. “They’re running about $2.27 a dozen compared to about 94-cents a dozen last year,” Shagam says. “Easter is coming a couple of weeks earlier this year so you’ve pushed that normal demand period forward somewhat.” Iowa is the nation’s top egg producer, with roughly 60-million laying hens producing nearly 15-billion eggs per year. Annemarie Kuhns, an economist with the U-S-D-A, says grocery store prices are reflecting the big rise in wholesale prices.
“The average price per dozen is now $1.76,” Kuhns says. Shagam says egg production has increased, but demand is coming sooner than usual, which is forcing producers to change up their schedules. “You would tend to bring on young chickens and you would tend to keep some of your older chickens,” Shagam says. “Both of those are are probably not going to be at their optimal rate of lay and to some extent, that could be providing a little bit of a constraint on the production of eggs.” Shagam says if you shop around, you’ll likely find egg specials. Also, he notes prices will likely fall after tomorrow (Sunday), once demand drops.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Corn has been dethroned as the king of crops as farmers report they intend to plant more soybeans than corn for the first time in 35 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its annual prospective planting report released Thursday that farmers intend to plant 89 million acres in soybeans and 88 million acres in corn.
The primary reason is profitability. Corn costs much more to plant because of required demands for pest and disease control and fertilizer. When the profitability of both crops is close, farmers bet on soybeans for a better return.
The only year that soybean acres beat corn in recent memory was 1983, when the government pushed farmers to plant fewer acres to boost prices in the midst of the nation’s worst farm crisis.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold the 2018 spring auction on April 14, at Pioneer Livestock Pavilion on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines. Doors will open at 7 a.m., and the auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. The public may view the items for sale and pre-register for the auction from 4 to 6 p.m., on April 13. There will not be any buyer’s premium fee added to the sale. Items up for auction include more than 500 firearms, bows, gun barrels, scopes, tree stands and other assorted equipment. The items are sold “as is” with no guarantee or warranty.
Any person interested in purchasing a firearm at the auction must have either a valid Iowa permit to acquire pistols or revolvers, a federal firearms license, or a professional or non-professional permit to carry concealed weapons. The Iowa permit to acquire can be obtained from a sheriff’s office. Allow two to three weeks to receive the permit. Payment must be made on auction day. All sales are final. All items must be removed from the site within one half hour after the sale completion.
The Iowa DNR reserves the right to reject any bids and withdraw any item from the sale at any time. A sale bill is available online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting and will be updated if inventory is added. The DNR will not be mailing any sale bills.
The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency has reduced the County Fire Danger level from “medium,” to “LOW.” An abundance of moisture over the next couple of days should reduced the threat of any controlled burns becoming out of control. The next field & grassland conditions Fire Index will be released on Thursday.
A Carroll farmer is taking his case to the Iowa Supreme Court after losing a district level appeal in February. Loren and Pan Danner filed their appeal last Friday in a case over a grain leg that is projecting into Carroll County Airport protected airspace. The Carroll County Airport Commission and the Danners have been battling over the 127-foot grain leg for years. Danner sought and received a building permit from the county zoning administrator in 2013, but after it was constructed, the commission deemed it a nuisance under Iowa code and sought removal of the leg at the Danner’s expense.
The farmers sought a variance from the courts on the premise that the federal legislation and administrative rule preempted the city zoning regulations and that the Danners had entered into an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for the retention of the grain leg after the addition of warning lights. On Feb. 23, the Iowa District Court for Carroll County stated in its ruling against the Danners that those standards were not applicable in this case. The court also stated the removal of the grain leg will enhance the safety of planes landing and taking off at the airport.
(Radio Iowa)
The public is invited to learn how a community garden became a source of fresh food for those in need, in Glenwood, and how it may be useful in Cass County. Representatives of the Glenwood Giving Garden will tell their story at the Cass County Master Gardener meeting on Tuesday, March 27th, beginning at 6:30-p.m. The meeting takes place at the Cass County Community Center.
The Glenwood Giving Garden began in 2011 with donation of some land. A group of Mills County Master Gardeners with support from ISU Extension began the garden. Many community businesses and volunteers also got involved. This year begins the eighth year with a cumulative harvest since its beginning of 44,000 pounds of produce. Produce has been shared with those in need in the community. Over 500 families hav received fresh produce.
Anyone interested in community gardens is welcome to attend the meeting. Hear how the Glenwood Giving Garden was developed and gain practical ideas for beginning or improving a local community garden. The Cass County Community Center is located on the Fair Grounds, 805 West 10th Street, Atlantic.
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