By Barbara Dunn Swanson AMES, Iowa – With the beginning of a new year, many Iowans make resolutions to achieve their goals. However, Iowans who
Month: January 2025
See Your Town through New Eyes: Applications Open for First Impressions
By Diane Van Wyngarden, Esther Crompton AMES, Iowa – What does your town look like through the eyes of a first-time visitor? For Iowa’s small
Flag Area Renovation Completed at Down Memory Lane Park
By Edward Lynn Editor GOLDFIELD, Iowa — The flag area at Down Memory Lane Park has undergone significant improvements, thanks to the collective efforts of
City Council Reviews 2024 Audit, Approves Resolutions
By Edward Lynn Editor The Eagle Grove City Council convened for its first meeting of the year on Monday evening, addressing several key issues,
Farmland Values Down, Breaking Five Year Trend
Commodity prices, interest rates, and input costs helped drive prices down Ames, Iowa –The annual Iowa State University Land Value Survey found that farmland values
2025 Spring Master Gardener Training Offered Feb. 24 – May 2
Iowans can deepen their understanding of horticulture, connect with other gardening enthusiasts, give back to their communities By Alicia Herzog AMES, Iowa – The application
USDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers
Broiler chickens are raised in a chicken house on the Bobby Morgan chicken Farm in Luling, Texas on Aug. 23, 2013. (Photo by Bob Nichols/USDA)
U.S. Senate moves ahead with immigration bill expanding detention for theft, shoplifting
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Monday voted to proceed with consideration of a bill that would impose new mandatory immigration detention requirements for immigrants
Survey results show continued spread of soybean cyst nematodes
Soybean cyst nematodes are quite small and require the help of a microscope to see them poking out of the roots of a soybean plant
Owusu To Lead Global Engagement Programs at Iowa State
AMES, Iowa – Francis Owusu will bring a unique perspective to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, having been on both the receiving
