by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 30, 2015 | News
The latest U.S.D.A. crop report shows five percent of corn and seven percent of soybeans have been harvested, while some farmers have been kept out of the fields by wet weather. Iowa State University Extension Crops Specialist, Joel DeJong says early farmers into the...
by Matt Kelley | Sep 30, 2015 | News, Top Story
This summer’s hot and rainy weather helped produce a bumper crop of apples in Iowa. But, Bryan Etchen — who owns the Iowa Orchard in Urbandale — says a hard freeze during the blooming stage back in 2012 is likely a bigger factor in this year’s...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 30, 2015 | Business, News
A new national survey ranks Iowa dead last among the 50 states for the growth and prosperity of businesses owned exclusively by women. Jayne Armstrong, director of the Iowa office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, says the ranking by American Express is a...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 30, 2015 | Business, News, Recreation / Entertainment
Ho Chunk Incorporated, the economic development company owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, is planning on more development in and around the Sioux City metro area in western Iowa. Ho Chunk CEO Lance Morgan says one of the projects is developing a 200 acre...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 29, 2015 | News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
One of the most controversial issues in the history of the Iowa Lottery is having an impact on the agency as it plans to move ahead with modernizing its vending machines. TouchPlay machines were placed in convenience stores and other businesses across the state and...
