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Category: ia-news
Two Iowa State University Professors Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
By Brooklyn Draisey Two Iowa State University professors recently inducted into a national organization recognizing inventors and their accomplishments said they are proud of the work they’ve done and the impacts that they’ve seen first-hand from projects they’ve led or had a hand in. Agricultural and biosystems engineering professor Matt Darr and chemical and…
This Robot Could Find Nitrate Hot Spots by Crawling Through Tile Drainage
ISU developers say it would help farmers and water quality. By Cami Koons Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot that would detect nitrates and monitor tile health to help farmers keep their land productive. Nearly half of Iowa’s harvested cropland has tile drainage, according to ag…
Focus of 2025 Three-State Beef Conference Is Improving Efficiencies in the Cow Herd
Greenfield is Iowa location, to be held Jan. 15 By Erika Lundy-Woolfolk, Chris Clark GREENFIELD, Iowa – The Three-State Beef Conference provides beef cattle producers and others in the beef industry with a regular update on current cow-calf and stocker topics. Iowa State University extension beef specialists Erika Lundy-Woolfolk and Chris Clark are Iowa organizers…
Winter Community Trout Stockings Start Jan. 3
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months. Winter trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. A family-friendly event is paired with some stockings to help anglers have success…
What To Expect From the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session
By Robin Opsahl As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into the session with expectations to take on property taxes, changes to the state’s higher education system and immigration policy, among other issues. Following the 2024 general election, the 91st Iowa…
Grain fund bill had support but ran out of time
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 1, 2024 There is consensus among state lawmakers to update a fund that protects farmers when corn and soybean buyers go bankrupt, but a bill related to that goal failed this year because others took priority, according to a lawmaker who managed it. “We ran a little bit…
UpLift to continue despite new law banning local government funding
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 2, 2024 Although Iowa has a new law preventing local governments from funding guaranteed income programs, the UpLift program in Iowa plans to continue through outside support. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2319 into law Wednesday. The measure prevents cities and counties from implementing programs that support…
Iowans give $3 million to sheriffs’ group, but charities see only a third of that – For-profit marketing company gets most of donors’ money
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 7, 2024 Iowans have donated more than $3 million in recent years to a group of Iowa sheriffs, but only $1 million of that has been spent on the stated purpose of helping children and educating law enforcement personnel. In fact, more than 60% of Iowans’ donations to…