Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry years, nitrates from soil microbes and farm fertilizers can accumulate in fields until it rains and a lot of it flushes into rivers, lakes and […]
Harmful insect is found in Iowa and it may have a taste for corn, soybeans
An invasive insect that gobbles a wide host of plants, trees and crops is now confirmed in Iowa and it’s feared
