Some Iowa 4-H clubs will be able to expand or start robotics programs thanks to a partnership with Starlink that will increase internet connectivity. (Photo by Christophe Paul/USDA) A partnership…
A farmer tills a harvested corn field in late October, 2024 near Boone. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Weather patterns across Iowa, influenced by an abnormally strong El Nino…
Rain over a corn field in late September 2026 near Minburn, Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) In typical years, according to crop progress and condition reports from the…
A backyard chicken raised to lay eggs. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed a case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza…
The Office of Consumer Advocate is asking the Iowa Utilities Commission to require additional information before approving a certificate for a gas peaker plant. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) The…
A flooded corn field near Alleman on Aug. 7, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa corn and soybean crops are slightly behind typical harvest and maturity schedules as…
A clean energy group is calling for greater scrutiny of a utility company’s plans surrounding data centers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A clean energy group is calling on the…
Soybeans and corn in central Iowa Sept. 8, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) With a statewide average weekly temperature of 79.8 degrees Fahrenheit, Iowa had one of its…
Teamsters Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case, left, and Jennifer Sherer, deputy director of Economic Policy Institute Economic Analysis and Research Network, speak on Iowa Press on Sept. 4, 2026. (Screenshot…
Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in Dry Branch Creek, pictured here as it flows under 110th Street. (Photo via Google Earth) The Iowa Department of…
Wind energy continues to dominate Iowa’s electricity generation. Pictured are wind turbines near U.S. 80. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Environmental Council’s annual “condition of the state” report…
Corn grows along west-bound U.S. 80 in Iowa Aug. 31, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Less than 10% of Iowa corn acres have reached the mature stage as…
Summit Carbon Solutions representatives pictured at an event in Sioux Falls in January, 2025. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Summit Carbon Solutions is abandoning two-thirds of its planned project…
Eligible equipment owners can file claims in class action suit settlement with John Deere. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) Farmers who purchased and had to repair John Deere large agricultural equipment…
Wetlands are an edge-of-field strategy used to try to improve water quality near farmland. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa State University, in collaboration with Iowa Learning Farms, is…
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