by Dar Danielson | Oct 2, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Pork Producers Association has released its list of five finalists for its “Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” contest. The IPPA says they had a record 9,000 nominations for the contest to select the best battered piece of pork that has become one of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 28, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
An Iowan who had a leadership role in the Farm Service Agency a decade ago says a federal government shutdown would delay Conservation Reserve Program payments, which are issued in October. President Obama appointed John Whitaker as Iowa State Executive Director of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 25, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is pushing back at critics who say her plan to override California’s law on pork production will derail up to a thousand laws in other states. California’s law requires that bacon and other uncooked pork that’s sold...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 18, 2023 | Human Interest, News
The 11-day reign of a big pig from northeast Iowa will end this Sunday. Sasquatch, this year’s Big Boar at the Iowa State Fair, weighed in at just over a thousand pounds. Wilbur Kehrli of Manchester and his son, Ken, are the boar’s owners. “It was...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 1, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The continued drought is stressing Iowa’s corn and soybean crops, while cutting into the availability of hay and other feed for livestock. During July, members of Iowa’s congressional delegation called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow...