Amateur baseball roundup: Raymond walks-off Marshall 2-1 in Corn Belt play

RAYMOND — Tyler Steen scored on a wild pitch after reaching on an error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. That carried the Raymond Rockets to a 2-1 Corn Belt League amateur baseball victory over the Marshall A’s on Friday night. Raymond is …

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Hinson discusses trade and ethanol with Iowa corn members during Dysart visit

DYSART, Iowa — Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) visits Dysart on Friday, where she addresses Iowa Corn members on topics including trade and ethanol. She also talked about the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. Hinson expressed her support for …

Corn cob pile catches fire, burns nearby brush in Umatilla County

UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - Hundreds of tons of corn cobs caught fire near Highway 207 on Friday and started a brush fire nearby, according to Umatilla County Fire District 1 Chief Scott Stanton. Stanton says there is no acreage estimate at this time, however …

Aw, shucks: corn on the cob seems to be strictly stateside

One benefit of being stationed overseas as a military family has been appreciating things that Americans take for granted. I’m not talking about ethereal concepts like democracy and freedom. I’m talking about really important things that make a tangible …

Cattle Barns, Corn Dogs and Carnivals!

County Fair season is here! County Fairs in Minnesota can be dated back to 1857, with the Dodge County Fair in Kasson. Northwest Minnesota has a rich tradition of County Fairs, and there is no shortage of opportunities to take in a summer celebration near …

97% of Corn Crop Has Been Planted

Published: Friday, June 20, 2025 The following is from Jeferson Pimentel, Dan Quinn, Betsy Bower and Bruno Scheffer, all with Purdue University Extension. According to the USDA-NASS planting progress report released on June 9, 97% of the U.S. corn crop has …

Argentine Corn Yields Exceed Forecasts as Harvest Chugs Along

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, June 19 (Reuters) - Corn yields in some parts of Argentina are surpassing initial expectations for the 2024/25 crop, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday, though it maintained its overall harvest forecast …

Corn Futures Backing Off Ahead of Weekend

Corn harvest - by ulleo via Pixabay Corn prices in Chicago are trading 1 to 5 cents lower at midday. Futures posted gains across most contracts on Wednesday with contracts 2 to 6 cents higher, but started to retreat after 7 AM CDT this morning. July …

Corn, pork, soybean export sales up on week

News Corn, pork, soybean export sales up on week June 20, 2025 By John Perkins Filed Under: Exports, News The USDA’s reporting a generally good week of export sales for a few key commodities. Old crop corn during the week ending June 12th saw an …