Worth County Board of Supervisors met on Monday to discuss two key issues. The first had to do with a 28E Sharing Agreement between the county and Mitchell County. The two counties were sharing the […]
The Hancock County Farm Bureau will host the second annual Farm Crawl on Saturday beginning at 10:30am. The event is held to give the public the opportunity to see the diversity of agriculture throughout Hancock […]
Belmond’s Annual Doggie Dip will take place on Wednesday at the Luick Memorial Swimming Pool. The sixth annual event will feature various start times for the dogs and their owners. There is a $5 donation […]
Iowa farmers can expect more details on the federal government’s $12 billion trade relief package by the end of the month. That’s the word from USDA Trade Under Secretary Ted McKinney, who says farmers will […]
This fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers for its County Agricultural Production Survey (CAPS) and September 1, 2018 Agricultural Survey. NASS is taking a comprehensive look into […]
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Crops progress remains well […]
The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will start the fall semester with coffee, cake and a chance to meet returning members and LLI faculty. This event, on Wednesday, August […]
On Sunday, at approx.12:30 p.m. Landus Cooperative’s team at Rake called 911 reporting an explosion and fire at the Rake location’s grain assets. There were two injuries; neither of which are life-threatening. The cause of […]
Patrick Hoye, the chief of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, is warning motorists that the period between now and Labor Day is one of the busiest and most dangerous times of the year on Iowa […]
Iowa soybean growers have a new threat to worry about, the soybean gall midge. The recently-discovered pest is confirmed in 16 western Iowa counties so far and it’s destructive. Professor Erin Hodgson, an extension specialist […]
