February 9, 2026

Iowa mobile home park residents lobby legislators

Residents of mobile home parks say the property tax proposals being touted at statehouse would be of little to no benefit to them because they rent the land on which the manufactured home they own sits. Karla Krapfl lives at the Table Mount Mobile Home Park in Dubuque. “Rent increases are the real crisis,” Krapfl […] View Full Story

Secretary Kennedy says the U.S. needs more beef as administration urges herd expansion

The Secretary of Health and Human Services says the U.S. needs more beef. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told attendees of the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention, “We’re begging you to increase the size of the herds.” Kennedy says the new food pyramid encourages consumers to eat more protein.  “We need a lot of beef, and […] The post Secretary Kennedy says the U.S. needs more beef as administration urges herd expansion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Education funding decision looms for Iowa lawmakers

This Thursday is the legal deadline for the legislature to decide how much the state will spend on K-12 schools next year. That deadline is routinely missed, however, and House Republicans have yet to reveal their initial offer in the negotiations. In January, Governor Reynolds suggested a state funding increase of 2%. Last week, Senate […] View Full Story