Cases of measles are being reported in a dozen states, with outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. So far, there are no outbreaks reported in Iowa — or in any Midwestern state — but that could quickly change. Megan Meller, an infection preventionist with Gundersen Health, says measles is an airborne, extremely infectious, and potentially-severe […] View Full Story
A University of Iowa professor says funding cuts to the National Science Foundation -will- be felt on the Iowa City campus. About 10-percent of the NSF’s staff were recently fired as part of the Trump’s administrations federal workforce reductions. UI space physicist Allison Jaynes says the campus has traditionally attracted top talent from around the […] View Full Story
Planting season is almost here, and an agricultural lender says most farm operations are financially in a position to acquire inputs and go forward despite the down farm economy, with better than expected balance sheets and even some farms considering expansion. We’ll hear from Ty Martin at Compeer Financial on today’s Managing for Profit. The post Despite economy, many farms financially solid going into planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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