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New group touts outdoor recreation as key to better health
A new coalition is suggesting time outdoors can be an answer to rising rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues. Chris Perkins is vice president of programs for the
Doctor: Fireworks pose very real risk to Iowans’ eyesight
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr.
Waukee elementary student wins America 250 contest (audio)
A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America means to her. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson explains. Mary
America’s founding documents rest on an Iowa-made foundation
Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and they rest on custom-made archival
USDA acreage report reflects crop profitability
USDA’s acreage report, released earlier this week, didn’t surprise analysts with more corn, soybean and cotton acres, fewer rice and wheat acres than what was estimated in the USDA’s March
Iowa was covered by tall grass prairie in 1776
What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of
Cattle futures finish holiday-shortened week lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on cash and wholesale pressure. August live cattle closed $2.60 lower at $239.22 and October live cattle closed $2.45
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 2, 2026
Sep. corn $4.23, up 1/4 centAug. soybeans $11.36 and 1/4, up 3 centsAug. soybean meal $305.50, up 20 centsAug. soybean oil 66.77, up 8 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $5.99 and 3/4,
Farm bill delay would prolong uncertainty for farmers, Olson says
The vice president of Minnesota Farm Bureau is concerned the farm bill could get held up in the Senate. Carolyn Olson says the Federation is pleased Senate Ag Committee chair
Michigan young farmers say high lamb prices are creating new growth opportunities
A significant increase in lamb prices is helping young farmers expand into the industry. Sam and Chase Bos work as agriscience teachers in West Michigan while supporting the family’s commercial
