August 19, 2026

Planning for the 2027 crop year

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Gary Schnitkey with the University of Illinois says risk management will be essential to a successful plan for 2027. The post Planning for the 2027 crop year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Northwest Iowa man jailed for threats against attorney, police

A Sioux City man is accused of threatening Woodbury County Attorney James Loomis and the Sioux City Police. Twenty-eight-year-old Christian Burford is charged with two counts of threats of terrorism. Police were alerted to the 300 block of Court Street around 7:30 Monday morning for papers which were left there which appeared to be threatening […] View Full Story

Iowans are warned too much screentime can lead to anxiety, depression

Most researchers agree that too many hours spent in front of a screen can be bad for your health, but there’s no clear number as to how many hours per day or per week are too many. Chris Sekorski is a licensed clinical social worker at Emplify Health by Gundersen. He says studies are finding […] View Full Story

Iowa approved for federal funding of foster care diversion effort

Iowa is the first state to qualify for federal funding of a foster care diversion program for Iowa parents of young children with a substance abuse addiction who agree to in-home assistance. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said helping a parent overcome addiction will help keep families together. “Roughly one in […] View Full Story