Monkey pox cases confirmed in Iowa prison
Iowa Department of Correctios officials confirm mpox or monkey pox has been detected in the state prison in Fort Dodge, but they’re not saying how many inmates are infected with […]
Northwestern’s Dexter GPAC Volleyball attacker of the week

Northwestern’s Alysen Dexter is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week. Dexter, a senior, from Urbandale, Iowa, led the Red Raiders to a 3-0 record over the weekend at the […]
USDA announces funding for Indiana specialty crop growers
The USDA has awarded over $513,000 to Indiana’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Purdue Extension’s Scott Monroe says funding will go to three ISDA projects, benefiting Indiana farmers. “What we’re […]
Michigan Soybean Committee Provides Career Connections
In this Pods for Profit, Michigan Soybean Committee board member John Burk explains how the checkoff is connecting college students and interns with potential agricultural employers. The post Michigan Soybean […]
Grassley predicts Farm Bill extension this month rather passage of new version
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is predicting an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill will be in the temporary spending bill congress is likely to pass in the next few weeks […]
Episode 24 – Coping With The Loss Of A Friend

Dr. Shawn Scholten from Creative Living Center interviews normal host Piet Westerbeek about the loss of his friend Roger Broek, for whom this program is named after
Earn Incentives for Conservation Practices
Indiana corn and soybean checkoffs invest in programs that help farmers implement environmentally sustainable practices on their operations. Tyler Roush, Indiana field program rep for the Soil and Water Outcomes […]
Temps vary across the Heartland; some rain on the far southern Plains, largely dry elsewhere
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Immature corn and soybeans are benefiting from last week’s rain, which was heaviest (locally 1 to 3 inches or […]
Man dies in ATV accident near Red Oak
A man on an ATV died Monday evening in southwest Iowa, after the machine overturned into a creek bad. Red Oak Police report Jay Douglas Woodward, of Red Oak, died […]
A dry pattern ahead for the Heartland; a gradual warming trend from northwest to southeast
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures across Florida’s peninsula and from the Pacific Coast to the Plains and upper Midwest, […]