by Dar Danielson | Apr 23, 2024 | Agriculture, News, Weather
Farmers got the rain they’d been hoping for last week, but it cut down on the time they could be planting. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows there were only three days suitable for fieldwork due to the weather. Corn planting hit 13% complete by the end of the week...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 22, 2024 | Agriculture, News, Politics & Government
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission was in Iowa this weekend to hear concerns about consolidation in the fertilizer industry with the sale of a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa. A Koch Industries subsidiary is buying the plant, but the sale is being reviewed...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 17, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted an ordinance that would require a proposed carbon pipeline to be at least1600 feet outside of cities in the northwest Iowa county. Buffer zones also would be required around homes, schools, medical...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 16, 2024 | Agriculture, News
The U.S.D.A. crop report shows four percent of corn was planted last week as farmers slowly got into the fields. Some farmers attended ISU Extension’s “Planter University” earlier this year to get ready to hit the fields. ISU Field Agronomist Meaghan...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 10, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill to give property owners resisting a proposed carbon pipeline a new legal option has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate. It’s already passed the Iowa House by a wide, bipartisan margin. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, led a...