The weekly U.S.D.A. crop report is on hold while the government remains on shutdown, but the state’s top ag official says there’s progress. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig in a statement says mostly dry conditions and warm temperatures gave farmers a wide window for harvest progress last week. Naig says he is hearing farmers are […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






