Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Republican incumbent Mike Naig is facing Democratic challenger John Norwood

Just like Americans once rushed out to buy toilet paper because of feared price hikes, farmers stocked up on fertilizer last fall, according to Chad Hart, an Iowa State University economics professor and crop market specialist.

Taiwanese trade representatives signed the informal agreement Tuesday during a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol.

Also, candidates for three statewide offices will appear on ‘Iowa Press’ in coming weeks

The bird flu destroyed 13 million Iowa birds this spring, but was far less devastating than the 2015 round.

Also, Ashley Hinson and Liz Mathis have agreed to a debate

Three are statewide projects, some of which may go toward the Middle Cedar Watershed.

Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .

Also, the state records a record number of new business registrations in the recent state budget year

State officials want to develop a drought plan that would include a trigger point to call for precautions, such as water rationing. Iowa has been ruled highly vulnerable to drought in part because crops are not irrigated.

The invasive beetle was first detected in Eastern Iowa in 2010.

A new project from the Iowa Department of Agriculture will bring food grown locally in Iowa to under-served communities through food banks and food hubs.

With no new cases of bird flu in Iowa since May 2, the state on Friday lifted a ban on live bird exhibitions. That means chickens, ducks, pigeons and a pheasant may return to the Linn County Fair June 22-26.

The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Dickinson and Humboldt counties for the first time.

It brings to 18 the number of outbreaks confirmed so far this year in Iowa, all since the start of March.