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Iowa farmer says 2024 corn crop was worst she’s ever raised

A north-central Iowa farmer says the 2024 harvest has been disappointing. “Last year I had the best crop I’ve ever had in corn and this year I had the worst.” April Hemmes tells Brownfield it was a similar story for soybeans. “We got the...

Drones have raised productivity and lowered costs for farmers

Agricultural drones were a novel new idea less than a decade ago, but now, they are quickly becoming a cost-effective farming tool thanks to larger payloads, changes in regulations, and improved technology.  Arthur Erickson with Hylio says the technology has already reached a point...