Local, State & Ag News
Des Moines schools name replacement for superintendent arrested by ICE
The board of the state’s largest school district has voted to give interim superintendent Matt Smith the job permanently. Smith was named interim superintendent of the Des Moines schools almost
The state Environmental Protection Commission has approved a federal EPA grant to address potential algae problems in the Clarinda and Panora public water supplies. The DNR’s Steve Konrady says working
New type of water quality program instituted for Three Mile, Twelve Mile Lake
The state Environmental Protection Commission has approved a federal EPA grant to address potential algae problems in the Clarinda and Panora public water supplies. The DNR’s Steve Konrady says working
Resources aim to help more young producers return to rural areas
The executive director of the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency says its Beginning Farmer Network is helping more young producers overcome barriers in the ag industry. Hillary Maricle says the
Rural America faces housing, childcare shortages amid growing demand
Opportunities and challenges in rural America. Julie Tesch is the president and CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. She says the rural way of life is changing,
Nunn, Miller-Meeks vote to curb Trump’s authority to wage ‘open-ended war’ in Iran
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks are among the seven Republicans who joined Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution in the U.S. House that would limit President
Regenerative agriculture paying off for Wisconsin farmer
A northwestern Wisconsin farmer says his decades long focus on regenerative agricultural practices has made his farm more adaptable. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Barron County,
Rising diesel costs pressuring profitability
Skyrocketing diesel prices continue to erode the bottom line for farmers and ranchers. University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says, “When I talk to producers, this is their main
Hawarden Man, Spencer Woman Airlifted After Crash Near Ireton
(KIWA) — A Hawarden man and a Spencer woman were flown to Sioux Falls hospitals following a two-vehicle crash near Ireton Tuesday morning, September 15. Both were in stable condition
Temps vary in a wide-range across the Heartland; a wet pattern underway across much of the central Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, showers extend from the lower Great Lakes region into the lower Missouri Valley. The rain is slowing fieldwork, but—in drier areas of the southwestern Corn Belt,
