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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, along with governors from 16 other states, signed a joint letter Monday urging Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill and to provide “immediate financial assistance” to the agricultural sector.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/3/24
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As Iowa and the U.S. begin to rely more heavily on renewable energy sources, the greenhouse gas emissions from industries like agriculture are starting to take on greater significance.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/3/24
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Thanksgiving remains one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the United States, with over 90% of Americans observing the tradition each year. For many, it ranks as a favorite holiday, bringing together family and friends around a meal that often centers on one iconic dish: roast turkey.
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11/26/24
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North Scott Senior Addyson Wehrman is 2025 Iowa Honey Queen.
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11/26/24
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state departments of ag should work to reopen the shuttered chicken processing plant in Charles City that got millions in federal aid just four years ago.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/6/24
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After a near-record dry September and October, Iowa received some much-needed rain while many farmers finished off their corn and soybean harvests for the season.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/6/24
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Lynn Ochiltree is the de-facto town historian for Wilton, Iowa.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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Wendy Kraft lives in a beautiful home on a hillside overlooking the Mississippi River, at the end of a dead-end street in the west side of Davenport.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The 119-acre Donahue farm owned by Jim and Sharon O’Connor is so old it predates founding of the state of Iowa.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The Oetzmann McVey farm is not only Iowa, but it’s literally heaven.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs is Nov. 22.
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10/30/24
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Tom Brown had more than a few friends.
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Tim Evans, NSP Reporter
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10/30/24
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For the first time in 178 years, a 330-acre West Liberty farm will not be tended by members of the Brown family.
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Jonathan Turner, NSP Reporter
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10/30/24
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It may haven taken four years to develop, but Morgan Hermiston has discovered a giant new hobby, growing a very unique crop on his family farm five miles south of Durant.
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Tim Evans, NSP Reporter
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10/29/24
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The National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association found a tariff-induced trade war with China would hurt U.S. farmers, based on a jointly released study that pulled from 2018 tariffs data and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s economic plans.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/23/24
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More than half of Iowa soybeans and nearly a quarter of the state’s corn have been harvested as of Monday’s crop report. The warm and dry weather from September persisted into October and led to increased drought and burn bans across the state.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/8/24
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Iowa farmers have harvested 27% of soybean crops in the state after yet another, hot and dry week caused pasture conditions to decline and topsoil and subsoil moisture levels to slip.
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10/2/24
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Since 2013, Sinclair Tractor has awarded more than $100,000 to area FFA students who have excelled in their achievements and who plan to further their education in the agricultural field of study.
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9/24/24
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Iowa had another unseasonably warm week as corn and soybean harvest got underway.
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9/24/24
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Alpaca farms across North America open to the public in the last weekend of September, and you can join the fun Sept. 28-29 during Alpaca Farm Days at McCarty’s Corner Farm.
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9/24/24
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