Iowa’s U.S. Representatives vote to send rescission package to president
The four Iowans who serve in the U.S. House joined other Republicans early this morning in giving final approval to a $9 billion package of federal budget cuts. First district […]
Drought conditions improve, but hang on in southwest, southeast Iowa
The continued rains created another improvement in this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report, with 88% of the state now showing no drought conditions. The DNR’s Jessica Reese McIntyre keeps track […]
Wisconsin Soybean growers can see checkoff investments first-hand
The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board is using a national model to show state growers where their checkoff dollars are being spent. Farmer and Board President Jonathan Gibbs tells Brownfield he […]
Nebraska farmer monitoring top-end yield loss
A southwest Nebraska farmer says several rounds of severe weather have impacted crop health. Roric Paulman raises a variety of crops including popcorn, soybeans and corn near Sutherland, and says […]
Grassley leads panel’s confirmation of Trump judicial nominee Bove
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and other Republicans on the panel have advanced the nomination of President Trump’s former defense attorney to a seat on a federal […]
UI is key partner on NASA mission to probe mysteries of solar wind
A robotic space mission is scheduled for launch later this month to study what’s known as space weather, and the University of Iowa is the lead institution on the near-$166-million […]
CLARITY Act passes U.S. House
A U.S. House Agriculture committee member says passing the bipartisan CLARITY Act gives her hope for future legislative work in Congress. Michigan Democrat Kristin McDonald Rivet tells Brownfield, “It was […]
Bill would allow government to track, provide oversight of foreign investment of ag land
Bipartisan legislation that’s recently been introduced into the U.S. House would address concerns about foreign farmland ownership. Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon says it amends the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act […]
Tiny pest giving you big trouble? ISU lab can give it a name
Iowans are sometimes bugged by bugs, and if you come across a creepy crawler you’ve never seen before, the experts can likely identify it at the Plant and Insect Diagnostic […]
Wide-ranging temps across the Heartland; the vanguard to an increasingly active pattern
Across the Corn Belt, mostly adequate soil moisture reserves and near- or below-normal temperatures remain nearly ideal for reproductive to filling summer crops. Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will range from […]
