Cover crop benefits with spring moisture
A farmer in southeastern Minnesota is hopeful cover crops will help him return to spring fieldwork sooner following recent rains. Ed McNamara of Goodhue says cover crops dry the soil […]
Iowa Girls’ High School Soccer Rankings
Class 1A School Record LW 1 Denver 7-0-0 1 2 Sioux City Bishop Heelan 7-0-0 2 3 Davenport Assumption 5-1-1 3 4 Des Moines Christian 7-1-1 4 5 Treynor 6-1-2 […]
Beck’s manager in Upper Midwest sees large increase in corn acres
A regional manager for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers in the Upper Midwest are shifting more acres to corn. Heather Morris is based in North Dakota and covers the Dakotas, Minnesota, […]
Man accused of threat against ISU appears in court
A central Iowa man charged with stalking and threatening a shooting at an Iowa State University event made his first court appearance. Information from the U.S. District Court for Southern […]
Pork export sales fall to marketing year low
Pork export sales dropped to a marketing year low during the week ending April 17th. The USDA says China canceled a large amount U.S. pork, at least partially because of […]
Scout covers extra for cutworms
The coordinator of the Illinois Agricultural Pest Survey at the University of Illinois says the arrival of black cutworm moth flights across the Midwest could pose a challenge to fields […]
Smith named GPAC Men’s golfer of the week
Evan Smith of Northwestern College is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week. Smith, a freshman from Knoxville, Iowa, placed first in the Raider Invitational with a two-round total of 138 […]
Iowa House votes for radon mitigation in new home construction
The Iowa House has sent the Senate a bill to require that home builders install passive radon mitigation systems in new homes. It also would establish a state tax credit […]
Mulder named new MOC-FV boys basketball coach
MOC-FV has selected it’s next head boys basketball coach. Parker Mulder has been selected to replace Loren De Jong who accepted a position at Siouxland Christian earlier this month. Mulder […]
Ohio Farm Bureau focused on expanding rural healthcare options
Ohio Farm Bureau members are one step closer to having additional access to rural healthcare options. Director of state policy and grassroots engagement Whittney Bowers says Senate Bill 100 would […]
