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 […]
Event in Sioux City this weekend focuses on Native American deaths
A pow wow this weekend in northwest Iowa will highlight the issue of Native Americans who have had relatives killed or