Agriculture

Maybe we shouldn't believe everything we read on the internet.

For the last few years, Prairie Highschool has offered ag classes to its students. This year, the students get to take it a step further in its new Agriculture building.

We definitely don't want these little bugs to spread across Iowa!

A majority of the affected flocks are in one county.

They were reported Monday.

Nationwide, railroad traffic increased 7 percent in 2021 from 2020. Despite this increase, we are still not back at pre-pandemic levels.

Last week the artisanal butchery task force submitted its recommendations to the legislature in efforts to address workforce challenges in meat lockers in Iowa.

"Iowa's story is the story of American agriculture and the unique way it shaped the nation. No other region in the United States shares our rich agricultural legacy" said Candy Streed, director of partnerships at SSNHA.

Farmers now have better hybrids of corn, capability to efficiently plant more crops, and can even deal with pests on a whole new level, so this previous measurement is no longer accurate. Now, officials from the Iowa Corn Growers Association say that with the right conditions your corn crop could be about 8 feet tall by early to mid July.

The first 25 visitors to get their guide stamped by 25 different sites in 2021 will receive a prize.