Optimism grows as Senate talks begin on E15 legislation
Leaders in the U.S. Senate say meetings are underway to begin work on an E15 bill. Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says he’s as optimistic […]
Pharmgate highlights innovative PRRS vaccine at World Pork Expo
A technical service veterinarian with Pharmgate Animal Health says pork producers are struggling with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) this year. Speaking to Brownfield during World Pork Expo in […]
Proven Weed Control With Greater Flexibility
Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Jared Walls, says Enlist One herbicide has more than 1,700 qualified tank-mix partners so farmers can choose from a long list of herbicides to add […]
Episode 116 – Sleep

Elissa O’Dell from Creative Living Center dives into how sleep affects our mental health.
Ireton Man Charged with Possessing Firearm as Domestic Abuse Offender

An Ireton man has been charged after the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says deputies determined he was illegally in possession of a firearm. According to the sheriff’s office, 37-year-old Jesse […]
600,000 central Iowans are now barred from watering their lawns
Lawn watering in central Iowa is now banned, except for newly-installed sod or seed placed during the current growing season. Central Iowa Water Works says the ban is needed to […]
Investing in the Next Generation
Each year the Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes check-off funding to host several communications interns that are pursuing careers in agriculture. In this Managing for Profit, Lydia Rogers, former IL […]
Heat, Humidity, and Storm Chances Move into Northwest Iowa

(KIWA Radio) – Northwest Iowa is no stranger to temperature extremes. Our winters can bring bitter cold and dangerous wind chills, while the summer months often deliver stretches of intense […]
Defenders of Sioux City homeless shelter rally outside City Hall
Sioux City Council Member Rick Bertrand reportedly called the community’s homeless shelter a “public nuisance,” which prompted a demonstration in front of City Hall on Monday to show support for […]
An active pattern; severe weather to the north, more rain for much of the Corn Belt; pockets of flooding
Across the Corn Belt, showery weather is slowing late-season corn and soybean planting efforts but maintaining generally favorable growing conditions. Still, more than 90% of the intended corn acreage had […]