Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban on watering lawns. Tami Madsen, executive director of Central Iowa Water Works, says nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which supply the […] View Full Story
Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, says videos of the storm posted online do not show it was a tornado. “What those videos are showing are little […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to southern Florida and interior sections of the western U.S., from the Four Corners region to the […] The post Seasonal warmth, heat & rainfall to continue across most of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, widespread showers are slowing late-season planting efforts but maintaining mostly abundant moisture reserves for corn and soybeans. On June 8, more than two-thirds of both crops—71% of the U.S. corn and 68% of the soybeans—were rated in good to excellent condition. On that date in Iowa, 85% of the corn and […] The post Seasonal warmth except far northern areas; welcome rains build across parts of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, a band of showers stretches from the Dakotas into the Great Lakes region. Cool weather accompanying and trailing the rain is temporarily slowing fieldwork and crop development across the northern Corn Belt. Warmth lingers, however, in the southern Corn Belt, where Friday’s high temperatures will approach 90°F. By June 8, threequarters […] The post Seasonal warmth except northern areas; welcome rains build across parts of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The African American Museum of Iowa is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Jacqueline Hunter, the museum’s executive director, says it’s an event designed around remembrance and celebration. “It’s a chance for us to recognize the importance of the holiday, but what does that look like for our community and our […] View Full Story
Fundraising efforts in eastern Iowa will allow some AmeriCorps members to continue working through the summer, after the federal money for the program was eliminated by DOGE earlier this year. Eight AmeriCorps members in Davenport will be able to finish their service, after donors chipped in to help reach the $78,000 goal. Matt Mendenhall, president […] View Full Story
The Board of Regents approved a tuition increase Thursday of 3% for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, and 2.7% percent at UNI. Board of Regents representative Brad Berg says a plan to charge in-state tuition at UNI for students from states surrounding Iowa will be delayed. “Those proposed rates were based on […] View Full Story
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