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Iowa farmers have less than 10% of corn acres left to plant, which puts them a whopping 12 days ahead of last year’s pace and four days ahead of normal, according to the crop progress and condition report. more

Joe Stutting, superintendent of the North Scott Community School District, has been named the recipient of the Outstanding Administrator Award by the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators (IAAE). He will be recognized at the Iowa Agricultural Education Banquet on June 24 at the Iowa FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. more

More than half of corn and soybean acres are planted, which puts Iowa farmers more than a week ahead of last year’s pace, according to the crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. more

Friday morning, the Regional Innovation Center was a hub of activity. Students passed between classes, including two who brought their pet dogs to a handling demonstration in a lesson taught by Emily Kruse-Cain. Buses parked out front, acting as a shuttle between the RIC and the high school. In the commons area, staff were working to set up for a pair of events, the annual FFA banquet and the National Honor Society induction. And in one of the conference rooms, FFA members huddled, working to choose officers for the next school year. more

The Scott County Pork Royalty contest was held on Wednesday, April 30. more

Despite another week of rainy conditions, which left an average of just over three days suitable for field work, Iowa farmers have more corn and soybeans in the ground than this time last year. more

In honor of Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Development announced Monday afternoon that it will be investing in 14 new urban water quality projects across the state – including one in Durant. more

Local alpaca farmers from McCarty's Corner Farm in Davenport and RaDar Farms in Donahue brought their herds to the Regional Innovation Center Monday morning for their annual spring shearing. More than 40 alpacas came to the RIC, where they were sheared by representatives from Shear Relief, an organization that travels the United States grooming alpacas and llamas. After a haircut, the animals were also weighed to see how much fleece was cut away. Each alpaca filled about three large bags with fleece, about a year's worth of growth. more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted an emergency waiver permitting the nationwide sale of a fuel blend with higher amounts of ethanol through the summer months, which Iowa fuel and farm leaders say will help farmers, fuel producers and Iowans at the pumps. more

Iowa farmers had just over two days suitable for field work last week due to rainy conditions, but the percentages of corn and soybean acres planted remain ahead of average rates, according to the state’s crop progress and condition report. more

Iowa farmers made headway planting corn, soybeans and oats early last week, but were slowed by storms that caused destruction in southwest Iowa, according to the Iowa crop progress and condition report. more

A free, online tool that helps farmers evaluate cover crop species based on things like county, production goals and drainage situation has been updated to reflect new research in the field. more

Iowa State University has been awarded more than $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out six research projects that will help prevent and combat animal disease outbreaks. more

The Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) spring Soil Health and Cover Crop meeting was held on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Scott SWCD Commissioners and staff welcomed more than 40 attendees to the event at the newly opened Regional Innovation Center in Eldridge. more

The 4H and FFA rabbit and cavy workshop about raising rabbits and cavies, or pure-bred guinea pigs, will be held 12:30-4 p.m., Saturday, April 5 at the Muscatine Agriculture Center in Muscatine. more

The joy with raising chickens can span generations. Angie Flenker of Half Mile Down farm in Princeton was inspired by her grandmother, who raised chickens for over 60 years as a local egg dealer. more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund research projects that explore the highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, as well as novel vaccines and therapeutics to treat the bird flu, according to a Thursday announcement. more

USDA’s Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). These one-time economic assistance payments will help commodity producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. more

Josiah and Grace Taylor launched Juniper Grove Farms in Muscatine County one year ago to provide high-quality holistically raised goats, chickens and pigs. During the bird flu crisis, Juniper Grove Farms has been consistently selling out of farm fresh eggs. more