A new coalition is suggesting time outdoors can be an answer to rising rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues. Chris Perkins is vice president of programs for the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. “Time outside is core to each and every one of us,” Perkins said. “Whether you’re on the scenic trails of the Yellow […] View Full Story
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr. Anna Kitzmann, an ophthalmologist at the Emplify Health by Gundersen Clinic in Decorah, says fireworks can cause devastating injuries to the hands, face and especially […] View Full Story
A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America means to her. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson explains. Mary Elouise Bowman just finished fourth grade, and her poem describes how the American flag represents her family’s military service to our country. Her mom Sarah […] View Full Story
Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and they rest on custom-made archival paper created at the University of Iowa. Tim Barrett, the now-retired director of the UI Center for the Book, says he got the call in […] View Full Story
USDA’s acreage report, released earlier this week, didn’t surprise analysts with more corn, soybean and cotton acres, fewer rice and wheat acres than what was estimated in the USDA’s March Prospective Plantings report. An ag economist in the Delta says the shifts reflect producer profitability. Hunter Biram with University of Arkansas Extension tells Brownfield soybeans […] The post USDA acreage report reflects crop profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of Iowa was covered in tall grass prairie. “Lots of forest and savanna, adding up to about 7 million acres,” he said. “Lots of different kinds […] View Full Story
