Iowa Workforce Development merged its system for filing unemployment claims into the IowaWorks system used to train and find people new jobs at the start of the month. IWD director Beth Townsend says they made the merge without major technical issues. “When you’re converting from one system that you’ve been on for over 50 years […] View Full Story
You might notice some milk products have an extended shelf life compared to normal fluid milk; that milk is ultra-pasteurized. Kris Bosquet, the executive Director of the Nebraska State Dairy Association, explains the process. AUDIO: Healthy Living on ultra-pasteurized milk The post Understanding ultra-pasteurized milk appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Missouri Soybeans’ Technical Conservation Agronomist, Kaitlin Flick-Dinsmore, says it’s important that farmers become familiar with the Endangered Species Act and provides some clarification on navigating the ESA and working with the EPA. Learn more at mosoy.org. The post Becoming Familiar with the Endangered Species Act appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Forecasters say today should be the last day of brutal heat with triple-digit heat indices for much of central, southern and eastern Iowa, as a front moves in tonight that should bring rain and somewhat cooler weather tomorrow. Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, at the National Weather Service, says nearly 40 Iowa counties are under a Heat […] View Full Story
Class 4A 1. Pleasant Valley (18-3), LW #2 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie (22-3), LW #1 3. Iowa City High (18-5), LW #3 4. Sioux City East (26-3), LW #4 5. Johnston (15-6), LW #5 6. Waukee Northwest (18-6), LW #6 7. Waukee (17-6), LW #7 8. Iowa City Liberty (18-6), LW (X) 9. Ankeny Centennial […] View Full Story
A survey conducted for the Iowa Farm Bureau finds high costs at the supermarket remain the primary concern among most Iowa consumers. Zach Bader, the bureau’s digital marketing manager, says it’s getting more and more expensive to feed a family as prices aren’t retreating on most key products. “Eighty percent of people say that they’re […] View Full Story
Market analyst Michael Cordonnier says despite harvest delays, Brazil’s second crop Safrinha corn could be record large. He tells Brownfield abnormally wet conditions have slowed progress, but boosted yields for the South American export competitor. The post Brazil poised for record corn crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Plans to move a child care center into unused space in a small town nursing home would create a first of its kind operation in Iowa. Melissa Michels, director of Kids Express Daycare in Sanborn, told Radio Iowa a wing of the Prairie View Nursing Home has been vacant since 2022. “They’ve been trying to […] View Full Story
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