Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U.S. pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS can be deadly for pigs, and it can reduce a sow’s ability to give birth to healthy piglets. Derald Holtkamp, an ISU professor in veterinary […]
Unemployment rate moves up for first time in 4 months
Iowa’s unemployment rate went up for the first time in four months in August — moving from 2.8% to 2.9%. Workforce