The small northwest Iowa community of Washta is hosting its 50th annual Grand Meadow Heritage Festival this coming weekend. Event coordinator Bethany Grell says the celebration in the Cherokee County town puts a spotlight on farm equipment and implements of all sorts, including many exceptionally rare antiques. “When you come out, you’ll see not only […] View Full Story
Creating opportunities for the next generation of cattle producers “If we’re going to increase our cow herds, we need to figure out a way to move properties from one generation to the next generation.” Nebraska Cattlemen President Craig Uden says he’d like to see a tax incentive that helps landowners transition property. “The reason I […] The post Land access a challenge for next generation of cattle producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Class 5A 1. Dowling Catholic (2-0), LW #1 vs #9 Dallas Center-Grimes 2. Southeast Polk (2-0), LW #4 vs Norwalk 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-0), LW #5 @ Bettendorf 4. Johnston (1-1), LW #2 vs Ames 5. Sioux City East (2-0), LW #7 vs 3A #9 Heelan 6. Ankeny (2-0), LW #6 @ DSM Roosevelt […] View Full Story
The hunting seasons for pheasants and deer get a lot of attention in Iowa, but there are hunters who chase smaller game animals. Iowa DNR upland game biologist Todd Bogenschutz says many hunters like to go after cottontail rabbits. “Last year was a really good year for cottontails. I mean, we’re 30%t above the ten-year […] View Full Story
The hunting seasons for pheasants and deer get a lot of attention in Iowa, but there are hunters who chase smaller game animals. Iowa DNR upland game biologist Todd Bogenschutz says many hunters like to go after cottontail rabbits. “Last year was a really good year for cottontails. I mean, we’re 30%t above the ten-year […] View Full Story
Fire departments from across the state will be coming to Manchester for the State Fire Convention that starts Tuesday. Manchester firefighter Ed Tibbott is co-chairing this year’s convention and says it will be the fifth time Manchester has hosted the state event. “We have 1,300 some people registered. And I’m thinking we’re right around 100 […] View Full Story
A new study suggests speeding has become routine for many of the state’s drivers. AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Brynna Knapp says the research found going well above the posted limit is increasingly viewed as normal behavior. “Speeding has become so common that many drivers consider going 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit acceptable. It’s […] View Full Story
Many farmers are putting together crop nutrition programs for 2026. Andrew Tucker with Loveland Products says macronutrients will be an important part of fall and spring applications. “Looking at phosphorous, potassium, nitrogen applications, but really encouraging guys to look at the rest of the program. What are we doing about sulfur? How is calcium a […] The post Looking beyond N, P &K appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The candidates running to be Iowa’s next governor use words like “creepy” and “invasive” to describe the tens of thousands of Flock cameras that are capturing and storing license plate images and both would support state regulations for automated license plate readers. Republican candidate Zach Lahn uses the word “suspicious” to describe the dramatic growth […] View Full Story
