Heat, humidity winding-down across the Heartland; heavy storms center on the Midwest
Across the Corn Belt, a cold front continues to spark widespread showers and locally severe thunderstorms. The front also delineates a sharp temperature gradient, with Wednesday’s high temperatures expected to […]
Soybean disease pressure could intensify in August
An extension plant pathologist says the U.S. soybean crop could be susceptible to more disease pressure in August. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says extreme temperatures swings […]
Seasonal heat, humidity to return; organized rain, storms to continue across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in parts of the West. Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall across […]
Monday night’s cross-Iowa storm now designated as a derecho
The experts now say the powerful storm that rolled over Iowa Monday night and into Tuesday was a derecho, an exceptionally long-lasting and damaging wind storm, which some call a […]
Implementing additional conservation practices
Ag groups are calling on Congress to fully fund Conservation Technical Assistance in the 2026 appropriations package. In this episode of Managing for Profit, the National Wildlife Federation explains the […]
Low commodity prices challenge farmers
An ag economist says it’s been a difficult marketing year for row crop farmers. “You’ve seen the value of what’s in the field go down, while what you’re going to […]
Iowa City should remain ‘City of Literature’ as U.S. leaves UN group
The leader of an Iowa City nonprofit does -not- expect any local impact as President Trump has ordered the United States to again pull out of the United Nations Educational, […]
Acclaimed French artist unveils giant digital ‘TimePiece’ in central Iowa
Visitors to the sculpture park in downtown Des Moines will no longer have to glance at their watches or phones to determine the time, as a new two-story-tall clock overlooks […]
Australia reopening its market to U.S. beef has larger implications
For the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef. Kent Bacus, executive director of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s […]
Board of Regents meeting in Cedar Falls today
The state Board of Regents is meeting today at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Items on the agenda include a vote on a proposal from UNI that […]
