Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban on watering lawns. Tami Madsen, executive director of Central Iowa Water Works, says nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which supply the […]
ISU Extension holding wild mushroom certification workshops
Iowa State University Extension is hosting a couple of workshops on harvesting wild mushrooms. Chelsea Harbach oversees the workshops and says
