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Food security leaders push for increased ag research to strengthen global food supply
The Food Security Leadership Council says greater investments in U.S. agriculture research would help lower costs for farmers and consumers while strengthening global food security. Executive Director Anna Neslon tells
Heat wave to hit Iowa the rest of the week
The National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures to start warming up today. NWS meteorologist Rod Donovan says that’s going to be the trend through the rest of the week.
Dordt Education Students Outperform State on Reading Assessment
Dordt University education students are significantly outperforming the state average on Iowa’s newly required Foundations of Reading Test, highlighting the university’s early investment in structured literacy and the Science of
1 dead in pickup/train crash in Lyon County
A motorist was killed in a collision with a train Tuesday afternoon in northwest Iowa’s Lyon County, just a mile south of the Minnesota border. The Iowa State Patrol reports
Iowa House votes to make kratom an illegal drug
The Iowa House has approved a bill to ban the sale of kratom, a plant-based product that’s being sold in some Iowa gas stations and vape shops. The leaves from
Feenstra gets Branstad’s backing in Iowa GOP Primary for governor
Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is endorsing Congressman Randy Feenstra’s bid to be Iowa’s next governor. Feenstra faces four other Republicans in the June Primary. In a written statement released
Arrest made in West Des Moines cold case death of real estate agent
West Des Moines Police have made an arrest in a cold case murder involving a real estate agent. Twenty-seven-year-old Ashley Oakland was shot and killed while showing townhome in West
Cattle futures higher waiting on direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed report. Direct cash cattle trade activity remained quiet.
Fertilizer companies face farmer requests for tariff relief, lawsuit
Ag groups are pushing back on fertilizer trade policy. In a letter sent last week, 64 state and national organizations have asked Mosaic and J.R. Simplot to drop support for
Farmer says virtual fencing a gamechanger in herd management
An Illinois farmer says virtual fencing has completely changed how he manages his beef cattle herd. Greg Thoren, who raises around 250 head in Jo Daviess County in the northwestern
