Conservation practices tie into the checkoff-funded research for farmers. Missouri Soybeans Conservation Programs Manager Brady Lichtenberg says it is common for farmers to create a fertility plan and prevent over or under-fertilizing fields, which can affect the environment. The post Fertility Planning and Conservation Research appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Class 5A 1. Ankeny vs #7 Ankeny Centennial 2. WDM Valley @ #3 S.E. Polk 3. Southeast Polk vs #2 Valley 4. Dowling Catholic vs #5 Kennedy 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy @ #4 Dowling Catholic 6. Waukee @ Ames 7. Ankeny Centennial vs #1 Ankeny 8. Iowa City High @ Joliet Catholic Academy 9. Waukee […] View Full Story
The State Hygienic Lab has confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus this year in a man in Harrison County. Iowa State University entomologist Ryan Smith oversees the state’s mosquito surveillance program. “This year has been somewhat interesting in the fact that as we got into May and early June, we didn’t see a […] View Full Story
Canadian railroads have been ordered to remain open amid ongoing labor disputes. Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield the Canada Industrial Relations Board is obligating the involved parties to arbitration to settle negotiations. “In the meantime while that arbitration process is ongoing, a lockout or a strike is not permitted so as […] The post Canadian rail ordered to stay open, settle disputes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Some Iowa school districts will dismiss classes early today because of the extreme heat, as high temperatures are forecast in the upper 90s, with heat indices climbing into triple digits. While we’re less than a month from the first day of fall, meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service, says this type of heat […] View Full Story
The last holiday of summer is just ahead and tens of thousands of Iowans will hit the road for the Labor Day weekend. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the record-breaking summer travel season will wrap up with what’s anticipated to be another exceptionally busy holiday for get-away vacations. “The Labor Day weekend is up 9% […] View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s critical to ensure Iowa has enough electricity and upgraded water treatment plants, to support business expansion. “Especially for rural Iowa, we need to figure that out,” Reynolds told Radio Iowa during a recent interview. “We’ve got a lot of capacity in rural Iowa, but if you don’t have the load […] View Full Story
