What the texts look like

These are the exact texts Cownty would send, built from the latest USDA and FSA files. Texting is off right now; nothing is sent.

Once a week (one text for all your barns)

Tama IA: USDA report of Sep 14, 2026 · Sigourney IA: USDA report of Nov 2, 2026

Cownty weekly prices (USDA $/cwt): Tama IA 9/14 Str 4wt $468 5wt $418 7wt $335, Hfr 4wt $442 5wt $391 7wt $293; Sigourney IA 11/2 Str 4wt $488 5wt $421 7wt $339, Hfr 4wt $427 5wt $371 7wt $339. Past sales, not a quote. cownty.com STOP=end

238 characters: one weekly text (2 parts, shown as one message).

When your county qualifies

Howard County isn't on the current LFP list and has no current-year disaster designation, so no alert would go out today. You'd get one the day it qualifies.

Try another county or barn

County

Barns (1 to 3)

Tama IA (Tama, IA), 98 mi

Sigourney IA (Sigourney, IA), 140 mi

Russell IA (Russell, IA), 171 mi

Denison IA (Denison, IA), 180 mi

Bloomfield IA (Bloomfield, IA), 181 mi

Dunlap IA (Dunlap, IA), 197 mi

Unionville MO (Unionville, MO), 203 mi

Lamoni IA (Lamoni, IA), 207 mi

Alerts go out only for new facts: a new LFP listing or a new USDA disaster designation. Every text goes through an approval queue first, and you can reply STOP anytime.