Inflation and rates challenge Iowa farm profits in Ankeny
Iowa Farm Bureau speakers in Ankeny warned inflation and high interest rates squeeze margins for grain producers. Experts cited higher input costs, volatile returns, and stricter risk management while noting gains from technology and seeds enabling steady yields despite drought. University, Farm Credit, and Fed officials offered outlooks on 2024 profits and rate paths.
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Ankeny
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Don Vaske
Jim Knuth
Farm Credit Services of America
Knuth
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Austan Goolsbee
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Michael Folsdick
Sperry
Federal Reserve
Goolsbee
Folsdick
Lisbon man airlifted after Marion crash injures rider
Marion police say Aaron Gerbo, 44, riding a 2002 Harley Davidson with his 11 year old daughter, collided with a 2015 Subaru WRX on Highway 100. Gerbo, helmetless, was flown to a area hospital by Lifeguard Air Ambulance while his daughter wore a helmet and rode by ground. The Subaru driver Matthew Miller, 30, of Cedar Rapids, wasn’t injured. The road was closed over two hours and the crash remains under investigation.
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Aaron Gerbo
Highway 100
44Th Street
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Matthew Miller
Cedar Rapids
Marion Police Department
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