Local, State & Ag News
Retail application industry facing a few hurdles
Labor and legislation are among the top challenges facing retail applicators. Jenny Webb, new president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, says many of the organization’s members report issues
Northwest Iowa’s Emmet County passes one-year data center moratorium
Emmet County’s Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted a one-year moratorium on new data center developments. Supervisor Lisa Hansen of Armstrong, chair of the board, said the county now has
Above-normal rainfall creates soybean disease concerns
A plant pathologist says the risk of disease pressure is extremely high for some soybeans in the Western Corn Belt. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska says above normal
Former West Lyon Softball Coach Arrested on No-Contact, Registry Charges
(KTIV) — A Rock Valley woman and former West Lyon softball coach has been arrested on two new charges less than two weeks after she was sentenced in a student
Seasonal warmth for most; heat lingers on parts of the Plains; scattered showers & t-storms along the dividing line
Across the Corn Belt, a weak cold front is generating a few showers extending southward from the Great Lakes region. In most areas, however, mild, dry weather is promoting summer
Making more informed disease management decisions
In this episode of Managing for Profit, Gary Schaefer, chief commercial officer with InterPlant, says the new CropVoice Whole Farm digital platform could help corn and soybean farmers with earlier disease
Scott County invests in new judge-ordered program to help the homeless
Eastern Iowa’s Scott County is launching a program to move people experiencing chronic homelessness out of emergency care and into more sustainable treatment. They’ll be referred to an outpatient treatment
Iowa’s warm, wet summer gives us lots of vegetables, some garden diseases
Many people are reporting a big bounty from their gardens this year thanks to a plenty of rain and heat. Iowa State University Extension Horticulture specialists Aaron Steil says those
First Habitat for Humanity Home Planned in Boyden
Siouxland Habitat for Humanity plans to begin construction on its first home in Boyden next spring, and applications are now being accepted from families interested in the homeownership opportunity. Construction
Study: Riding bicycles generates more than $1B for Iowa’s economy
Cycling is good for your health — and Iowa’s economy — according to a new impact study from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Matt Burkey, a spokesman for the Coralville-based organization,
