by Dar Danielson | Oct 24, 2017 | News
The warm weather last week allowed farmers to get in a lot of combine time as the corn harvest moved ahead by 10 percent and the soybean effort by 29 percent. State Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says after worries about a late start and drought, farmers have been...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 27, 2017 | News
Members of an Iowa trade delegation to China are expressing optimism that markets for trade of several products will be reopened with that country. One of the big items is ethanol and the byproduct from the production of ethanol known as dried distillers grains or...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 28, 2017 | News, Weather
We’re more than a month into spring, yet frost, flurries and snowfall are again in the weekend forecast. It’s annoying for many Iowans who want to start enjoying the outdoors but it’s a huge financial threat for many farmers who can’t plant...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 13, 2017 | News, Outdoors
Governor Terry Branstad, Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced today that 12 urban water quality demonstration projects have been selected to receive state funding. “Obviously water quality is a very important...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 13, 2017 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
A racially-charged tweet from Iowa Congressman Steve King is prompting criticism from both sides of the political aisle. King, a Republican from Kiron, sent out a tweet Sunday indicating he supports a right-wing Dutch politician who opposes immigration and has spoken...