A large group of Iowa’s citizen-soldiers will be deploying this week for duty on the East Coast. About 120 Iowa National Guard members are being sent to the Washington, D.C., area where they’ll help with the ongoing America250 and Freedom 250 events. They’re from the Guard’s 132nd Wing, based in Des Moines. The Guard says […] View Full Story
Several agricultural groups are encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a 25 percent reciprocal tariff on Brazilian ethanol. “We need to have access to their markets just like they have access to ours.” National Corn Growers Association First Vice President and Michigan farmer Matt Frostic tells Brownfield the country has had an 18% tariff […] The post Farm groups push 25% tariff on Brazilian ethanol in USTR investigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Several agricultural groups are encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a 25 percent reciprocal tariff on Brazilian ethanol. “We need to have access to their markets just like they have access to ours.” National Corn Growers Association First Vice President and Michigan farmer Matt Frostic tells Brownfield the country has had an 18% tariff […] The post Farm groups push 25% tariff on Brazilian ethanol in USTR investigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures in New England. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across much of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from the northern and central Plains into the upper Midwest. The post A return to very warm, hot and generally drier weather for most of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cedar Falls leaders are crafting a plan to revitalize the College Hill area, one of the town’s best-known neighborhoods. The goal is to create a thriving neighborhood with student housing, restaurants, and walkable streets. The area near the University of Northern Iowa campus is historic and densely populated, but it’s gained a reputation for run-down […] View Full Story
Many Iowans have heard how important it is to have a will, but an advance care planning manager urges everyone over the age of 18 to also have a medical power of attorney. Registered nurse Denise Nicholson, at Emplify Health by Gundersen, says it’s not an easy conversation to have and people never think it’ll […] View Full Story
A northwest Iowa project to encourage people to convert the standing trunks of dead trees into sculptures has hit a milestone. The Spirit of Okoboji organization set a goal four years ago, to have the largest collection of sculpted trees in the United States in the communities that surround the Iowa Great Lakes. Six new […] View Full Story
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