Iowa’s been on a weather rollercoaster lately, with wind chills of 40-below zero last week, followed by highs in the 60s this week. Despite the current warming trend, the experts say most Iowans should keep their kayaks and canoes in the shed for now. Todd Robertson, the river programs outreach coordinator for the Iowa DNR, […] View Full Story
Jamieson Greer is now the U.S. Trade Representative. The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Greer as President Trump’s trade deal leader. Greer’s nomination cleared the Senate with a 56-43 vote. The former lawyer and Judge Advocate General in the Air Force served as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s chief of staff during Trump’s first […] The post Greer confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A vice president with Great American Insurance Group says U.S. farmers are in a crisis. Steve Maulberger says he’s worried about the ag economy. “Nothing is really set in a way for a farmer to know that there’s a positive commodity for them to make money on this year, so it’s all has kind of […] The post 2025 outlook requires a support system appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa National Guard has set this Sunday at 2 p.m. as the date for the formal ceremony marking the shutdown of the 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge. Iowa Guard spokesperson Jackie Schmilllen says they learned in May of last year that the squadron was going to be shut down as part of a […] View Full Story
Companies that provide telecommunication and wireless services are asking legislators to update Iowa law to ensure those who sabotage infrastructure like cell phone towers or buried cables can be charged with a felony. Doug Struyk, a lobbyist for The Wireless Association — the trade group that represents the companies that provide cell phone service, spoke […] View Full Story
Iowa’s second-largest city is pausing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program, following a recent presidential executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from recipients that continue to run D-E-I programs. Cedar Rapids uses more than $306-million in federal grants for services like transportation, law enforcement, and flood control. Anthony Arrington is a board member of […] View Full Story
Hundreds of students from all corners of Iowa will be in Des Moines this weekend to take aim at winning medals and scholarship money in the 18th annual state archery tournament. Zach Benttine, the Iowa DNR’s archery coordinator, says the competition has continued to improve every year, along with the growing field of participants in […] View Full Story
An Iowa House subcommittee has approved a bill that would mandate that Iowa providers of medication abortions post a sign saying that it may be possible to reverse the effects of an abortion-inducing drug. The bill also calls on those providers to give patients a printed copy of the same information. “If this bill becomes […] View Full Story
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