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Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says agricultural bankers are worried about equipment dealers and farm retailers, as operators delay major purchases because fertilizer and diesel costs remain high.
Iowa corn holds at 219 bushels an acre and soybeans rise to 65. Nationally, USDA cut the corn crop and tightened supplies.
Wright County posted a Nov. 23 public hearing on proposed amendments to water utility rates at the Agribusiness Park, after supervisors were scheduled Nov. 9 to consider rate options and to amend Ordinance 61.
The Department of Revenue’s Nov. 1 order limits agricultural land to 61.2546% of actual value and residential property, including farm dwellings, to 45.6926%. Those taxable values will underlie bills paid in the fiscal year that starts July 1, 2027.
A $30,000 Iowa Rural Development Council / Wells Fargo Rural Business Initiative grant was on the Nov. 2 supervisors agenda, with Economic Development Director Aaron Budweg seeking authority to apply on behalf of retail businesses and commercial districts.
The county’s annual urban renewal report, presented Sept. 28, listed remaining tax-increment debts of about $178,000 for RenewTrients, $295,000 on a wind farm loan, $545,000 on a Prestige revenue bond and $1.713 million on an SRF sewer loan.