State officials say a highly-contagious pig virus has been contained and eradicated. In April, the USDA confirmed five boars shipped from Texas to a central Iowa farm had pseudorabies, which can be fatal for hogs. The infected herds were euthanized. The final round of tests for the virus within a surveillance zone came back negative. […]
More than one quarter of the Iowa corn crop remains to be harvested
Last week started out wet, but farmers were able to get into the fields this past weekend to continue the harvest.
