Fertilizer economics aren’t just about price per ton anymore. Learn more about maximizing return on investment in this Managing for Profit on Brownfield. The post Efficiency Matters appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A new report looks at how environmental factors in Iowa could affect cancer rates, which rank second-worst in the nation. The report from the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute summarizes peer-reviewed scientific research surrounding cancer risk and environmental factors, like nitrate, PFAS, radon and pesticides. Michael Schmidt, with the Iowa Environmental Council, says […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, a few showers and thunderstorms are developing in advance of an approaching cold front. Chilly air has begun to settle across the Dakotas and the upper Great Lakes region, while record-breaking warmth prevails from Missouri into the Ohio Valley. Thursday’s temperatures will reach 90°F or higher as far north as the […] The post A big change in weather underway up North; elsewhere, severe storms, Summer-like for many appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republican lawmakers have yet to strike a deal that would revamp Iowa’s property tax system, but Governor Reynolds says she’s confident an agreement will be reached. “It’s a priority of Iowans that are paying those taxes,” Reynolds said yesterday during a news conference at the Iowa Capitol. “They expect us to get it across the […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern New England and an area stretching from the Pacific Northwest to northwestern North Dakota. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to the coastal Carolinas. The post A mild to unseasonably warm, progressively wetter pattern shift ahead for the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A bill to grant a state sales tax exemption during construction or expansion of data centers and nuclear power plants is under consideration in the Iowa Senate. “Policies like this would encourage additional investment here, as opposed to other places in neighboring states such as Wisconsin, where we have facilities as well,” said Julie Voeck, […] View Full Story
Iowa Lottery sales continue to run ahead of projections for this fiscal year. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says sales were up nearly 9% percent through February. “Those continue to be robust as we’re ahead of both last year’s performance and our budget projections for fiscal ’26. So, I am confident that we will continue a […] View Full Story
The University of Northern Iowa is working to break the stereotype that it takes four or five years to get a bachelor’s degree, by launching a new series of pathways to motivate students to get that degree in three. Pete Moris, UNI’s director of university relations, says the accelerated program allow students to complete a […] View Full Story
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