Local, State & Ag News
Trade group optimistic on U.S.-India deal, but questions remain for dairy
The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says he remains optimistic the U.S. can get a trade deal done with India. Brian Kuehl tells Brownfield, “India had a delegation
Celebrating 35 years of USB with Vanessa Kummer
In this week’s checkoff chat, we’re looking back at 35 years of building demand and new opportunities for soybean farmers. Listen as we talk with Vanessa Kummer about farmer-led investments
Bill says Iowa schools must accept cash for tickets to sporting events
Cash will have to be accepted as payment for tickets to any sporting event in an Iowa public school under a bill that’s won approval in the Iowa House and
Iowans whose lives were touched by pancreatic cancer gather for walk
One of the deadliest forms of cancer is the focus of a fundraising event in central Iowa this weekend that will bring in survivors from across the state, as well
Possible trade deal with India not likely to include U.S. dairy
An ag leader says a possible trade deal between the U.S. and India will likely help sell products like fruits, nuts, and ethanol, but not dairy products. Farmers for Free
A more active pattern underway for some; cooler to colder weather arriving for most
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southward from Lake Superior. Previously, locally severe thunderstorms late Thursday resulted in spotty wind and
Orange City to Celebrate Koningsdag with Community-Wide Events Saturday
Orange City will be filled with orange this weekend as the community celebrates Koningsdag, or King’s Day, on Saturday, April 25th. The event, inspired by a national holiday in the
UNI debuts new school focused on public service
The University of Northern Iowa is marking the launch of its new School of Public Affairs and Service with a conference at the Cedar Falls campus this afternoon. School director
Multiple reports of tornadoes skipping across western, central Iowa
Tornado survey teams from the National Weather Service will be scouting several locations in western and central Iowa today after a powerful line of storms rumbled across the state last
Students Plant Dozens of Trees at MOC-Floyd Valley Through Grant-Funded Project
Students at MOC-Floyd Valley are helping reshape their school campus one tree at a time. Earlier this week, around 30 students took part in a tree-planting effort at the high