Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announces Choose Iowa grant awards March 30, 2026 in Slater. (Photo by Luke Nieuwendorp/Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture…
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is kicking off its volunteer water monitoring program with Nitrate Watch. (Photo courtesy of USDA) Iowa volunteers concerned with the state’s water quality are beginning…
South Skunk river in Ames on a wintery day Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure spill into…
Harkin Institute Wellness and Nutrition Policy Director Adam Shriver speaks during a press conference March 25, 2026, about a report released by the institute and the Iowa Environmental Council on…
Tassels emerge from corn in central Iowa on Aug. 4, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gas stations to sell a blended…
Beekeeping could be a side income on some farms. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) While most apiarists start beekeeping as a hobby, the practice could offer some family farms a diversified…
The average cost of home insurance in Iowa has gone up by 54% in the past two years, Insurify reports. (Photo by Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Home insurance…
A water quality group is suing NEW Coopeartive for a fertilizer spill in March 2024. Pictured here is a drainage ditch were fertilizer flowed through to the East Nishnabotna River.…
State-by-state figures from monthly utility bill data show, on average, American households paid roughly $110, or 6.4%, more for electricity in 2025, compared to 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island…
A cow stands in a southwest Iowa pasture that was previously an unproductive row crop field. The cow also stands in front of a pond that the Walters family installed…
The Raccoon River near Walnut Woods State Park June 25, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement determined regulations on fertilizers,…
A backyard chicken in Oklahoma. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in domestic poultry flocks in Washington and Buena Vista counties, marking the fifth, and…
A farmer harvests corn near Slater, Iowa on Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) When something breaks on our farm, my first instinct is the same one…
A prominent Chinese drone manufacturer is suing the FCC over a decision to limit foreign made drones in the U.S. (Photo by Mark Newman/Getty Images) The Chinese company DJI, known…
An American bullfrog pokes its head out of the water. (Photo by Karsan Turner for Iowa Capital Dispatch) Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn…
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