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Kansas Unemployment Rate Up Slightly in October

Saturday, November 19 by Aaron Napier

TOPEKA, Kan. – Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.8% in October. This was an increase... Read More.

Insider Look with Farm Credit Illinois: Land Values and Another Interest Rate Hike

Thursday, November 10 by Brownfield Ag News

Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch is joined by Glen Semple, Vice President of Commercial Lending at Farm Credit Illinois and author of Farm Credit Illinois’ INTEREST-ing Times series, and Chief Appraiser Kent Reid. The trio gives an update on interest rates and land values, discussing if... Read More.

Interest rate hikes not impacting Illinois farmland values, yet

Friday, November 4 by Brownfield Ag News

An ag appraiser says multiple interest rate hikes have had little impact on farmland values in Illinois so far. Kent Reid, Chief Appraiser for Farm Credit Illinois tells Brownfield since the Fed began raising rates in May, farmland values in their 60-county territory have... Read More.

Barometer: Farmers are concerned about the impact of U.S. interest rate policy

Thursday, November 3 by Brownfield Ag News

The latest Ag Economy Barometer asked farmers to identify top policies or programs that will impact their operation in the next five years. Jim Mintert with Purdue University says one-third of crop producers surveyed are concerned about interest rate policy. “People are very worried about... Read More.

Midwest Energy to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Rate Restructuring

Thursday, September 29 by Adam Kolb

HAYS, Kan. - Midwest Energy is proposing a new three-part electric rate structure for residential and small businesses that would include a customer charge, energy change, and demand charge.

Reno County Commission Approves Rate Increase for Water District 101 and 3 Sewer Districts

Tuesday, September 27 by Aaron Napier

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Reno County Commissioners approved substantial rate increases for Water District 101 at Yoder and for three Reno County Sewer Districts Tuesday. Water rates in the Yoder district will increase to $34 a month plus 2.50 per thousand... Read More.

Economist sees direct and indirect farmer impacts following rate hike

Thursday, September 22 by Brownfield Ag News

An ag economist sees direct and indirect consequences to farming operations following the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike. Chad Hart with Iowa State University Extension says farmers will see upward pressure on operating loans and land mortgages. “And it’s a sizable bump when you’re looking... Read More.

Kansas Uninsured Rate Higher Than the National Average

Tuesday, September 20 by Adam Kolb

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. - Nationally, more and more Americans have been enrolled in health insurance since the Affordable Care Act was implemented. But no longer in Kansas, which now has a higher uninsurance rate than the national average rate for... Read More.

Fewer youth farm injuries, death rate same

Monday, September 19 by Brownfield Ag News

A farm safety organization says there are fewer children getting injured on farms, but the child death rates haven’t changed much. Scott Heiberger with the National Farm Medicine Center says, “The fatal injuries are staying pretty stubborn, and it’s a little over one hundred... Read More.

August Labor Report Shows Slightly Increased Unemployment Rate for August

Friday, September 16 by Aaron Napier

TOPEKA, Kan. – Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.5% in August. This was an increase... Read More.

MSU releases new cash rental rate resources

Tuesday, September 13 by Brownfield Ag News

An extension educator says cash rental rates in Michigan are highly reflective of local dynamics. Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University tells Brownfield, “Some counties actually saw a little bit of a dip down in their rental rates where others definitely saw a huge... Read More.

Cash rental rate expectations for ’23

Monday, September 12 by Brownfield Ag News

Four out of ten corn and soybeans growers surveyed in the latest Ag Economy Barometer expect farmland cash rental rates to rise in 2023. Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture, says among respondents who expect rates to increase “27... Read More.

Stories tagged with: rate

Kansas Unemployment Rate Up Slightly in October

Insider Look with Farm Credit Illinois: Land Values and Another Interest Rate Hike

Interest rate hikes not impacting Illinois farmland values, yet

Barometer: Farmers are concerned about the impact of U.S. interest rate policy

Midwest Energy to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Rate Restructuring

Reno County Commission Approves Rate Increase for Water District 101 and 3 Sewer Districts

Economist sees direct and indirect farmer impacts following rate hike

Kansas Uninsured Rate Higher Than the National Average

Fewer youth farm injuries, death rate same

August Labor Report Shows Slightly Increased Unemployment Rate for August

MSU releases new cash rental rate resources

Cash rental rate expectations for ’23

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