The number of businesses listed on the state’s “Choose Iowa” website has doubled since January. The online marketplace was created during the pandemic when demand for locally raised food rose. “I want to encourage Iowans — shop...
The corn and soybean harvest in Iowa is well underway, but since there’s a federal government shutdown, the USDA’s weekly report on Iowa crops wasn’t issued yesterday (Monday), or last week. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he has a pretty...
The USDA is predicting this year’s soybean harvest in Iowa will be the third-largest on record, but the country that at one time bought about 60% of all U.S. soybean exports isn’t buying at all. China has booked purchases from South America instead....
The Iowa Department of Agriculture says it will continue a special program that directs state funds to six food banks across the state so they can buy fresh food from local producers. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says there is growing demand statewide for local...
The state and other partners are launching a $1.94 million project in five Iowa counties to reduce nitrate runoff into the Beaver Creek Watershed. A 380 square mile area drains into the watershed and the money will be used over the next three years to finance...
