Iowa is in the middle of a monarch flightpath as millions of the tiny insects migrate toward Mexico, and Iowans can help researchers to track patterns and preferences by reporting monarch roosting sites. Katherine Kral-O’Brien, at the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, says Iowans may spot large clusters of perhaps hundreds of the orange-and-black butterflies taking […] View Full Story
The start of Labor Day weekend also means the start of two popular hunting seasons in Iowa. Both rabbit and squirrel hunting seasons open on Saturday, and Iowa DNR conservation officer Nate Carr says there will be plenty of targets. “Our rabbit population is the highest it’s been in over a decade, so we’re kind […] View Full Story
The call for action on year-round E-15 was loud at this year’s Farm Progress Show. Kenneth Hartman, Jr., president of the National Corn Growers Association and a southern Illinois farmer, says expanding access to higher blends of ethanol is an easy way to drive corn demand. “We’re in a critical situation with the farm economy […] The post Ag continues nationwide, year-round E-15 push appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Democrat Julie Stauch launched her campaign for governor in early June and, so far, she’s hosted gatherings in 27 counties. During an interview earlier this month, Stauch said it’s to discover what might unite Iowa voters, “because we haven’t been talking to the people of this state enough, O.K.? We’ve been talking at the people […] View Full Story
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