CONAB confirms smaller corn, soybean crops
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA confirmed lower corn and soybean production in 2024. CONAB says corn and soybeans in Brazil were impacted by weather issues from planting, through development, into […]
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Graceland University in Lamoni has a new president
The board of trustees of Graceland University in Lamoni has selected its 19th president. Joel Shrock started at Graceland in 2022 as vice president for academic affairs and dean of […]
Des Moines photographer pleads guilty to sexual exploitation
A Des Moines businessman has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography. Court information shows 61-year-old Jeffrey Walter Gray created and possessed child sexual abuse material and […]
UI, ISU won’t ask for state funding increase
Two of the three state universities will submit requests next week for no increase in state funding. The University of Iowa and Iowa State University are asking for same amount […]
