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SHELDON—Most eighth-graders have no clue how to reply to the perennial proposition of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” — but some drew closer to an

SIBLEY—The Osceola County Board of Supervisors breezed through a brief agenda on Tuesday, Jan. 25, before proceeding to the annual budget reviews.

Area farmers wrap up 2020 harvest season with improved markets, but yields aren't the record-breakers they'd hoped to have when crops were assessed in early August.

Grass fires are common in central Montana, but gale force winds and severe drought combined to make Montanas West Wind Fire an unstoppable monster.

SIDNEY — Shelby County dog tags for 2022 went on sale Dec. 1, 2021, according to Amy Berning, County Auditor. It is the law in Ohio that all dogs be

July 4, 2021 Northwest Iowa — If you’re a beef feedlot producer, you need to be certified if selling to major beef packers or a majority of livestock auctions. That’s from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Beef Specialist, Beth Doran. She says to help producers obtain new certification or renew their certificate, ISU Extension and Outreach will offer three NW Iowa training sessions. The first BQA training is Tuesday, July 6th at the Crossroads Pavilion Event Center in Sheldon....

Grassley talks policy in Ocheyedan The longtime U.S. Senator and president pro tempore let constituents know where he stands on issues that are important to local farmers. Written By: Leah Ward | × Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, chats with Cooperative Farmers Elevator employees in Ocheydan Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Leah Ward/The Globe) OCHEYEDAN, Iowa — As part of his annual 99-county tour of Iowa, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley visited Ocheyedan Wednesday afterno...

Emergency personnel were called to the Farmers Elevator & Exchange Co. grain elevator in Monroe City, MO on January 14 after receiving word that a large grain bin at the site possibly had a structural issue. “The grain bin did present with signs of a structural issue, however, after evaluation, there were no signs indicating an immediate threat of collapse or immanent failure of the supports,” a post on the Monroe City Police Department page on Facebook stated. After first responders arri...

Jan 15, 2021 Nedap Livestock Management, a global leader in automated swine and dairy herd management technology, recently added to its North American livestock sales team. Carl Herrmann and Holly Hutchinson joined as sales account executives, focusing on pig producers. “Carl and Holly bring a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to Nedap and our customers,” said Bertino Verstege, managing director of Nedap Livestock Management. “They’ll be instrumental in helping producers enhan...

The structure was holding 350,000 bu of corn at the time the blaze started, officials said. Fire crews worked for five days to extinguish a stubborn blaze ignited in a grain storage building at the Farmers Elevator and Exchange grain elevator in Wapello, IA, according to local fire officials. The fire started at 12:50 p.m. on December 29 in the site’s flat grain storage building, prompting a response from firefighters, Wapello Fire and Rescue said in a statement posted on its Facebook ...