Voters in a northeast Iowa city have defeated a plan to create a city-owned electric utility. Decorah residents have said no to a municipal electric utility. In Tuesday’s referendum, 53.6% of voters said they did not want the city to pursue the matter. It was the second time the City of Decorah put the issue […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, blizzard conditions linger from parts of Iowa into the upper Great Lakes region, due to snow driven by wind gusts locally exceeding 60 mph. Conditions in blizzard-affected areas are extremely difficult for travel and livestock. Meanwhile, warm, windy, showery weather prevails across the eastern Corn Belt. On the Plains, conditions across […] The post A classic, early-Spring storm unwinds across the Corn Belt; recovery underway on the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in most areas from the Plains eastward, while colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern Maine and the western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation from the southern Plains to the middle and southern Atlantic Coast should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather […] The post More unseasonable warmth ahead for the Heartland; a rather active pattern continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The father of the Iowa woman killed nine years ago by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally attended President Trump’s speech to congress last night. Scott Root first met Trump in the summer of 2016, while Trump was campaigning in Iowa. “He’s been there for my family and always had our back,” […] View Full Story
The DEKALB® corn and Asgrow® soybean brands recognized their 2024 yield winners during Commodity Classic earlier this week in Denver, Colorado. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB Brand Manager Jamie Horton and Asgrow Brand Manager Brittany Eubank discuss the winning performance of these farmers. The post DEKALB and Asgrow Yield Winners appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A bill that would have required local police to partner with federal immigration enforcement activities has been tabled and likely won’t be revived during the 2025 legislative session. Iowa House Judiciary Committee Chair Steven Holt of Denison says he decided not to advance the bill because of concerns from law enforcement groups. “The main one […] View Full Story
Governor Reynolds has submitted a bill to the legislature that would give Iowa governors authority to transfer up to 10% of funds out of the state’s Economic Emergency Fund to respond to disasters. Under current law, the legislature has to approve those withdrawals, but the legislature’s generally in session from January through part of May […] View Full Story
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