USDA to require HPAI testing before moving dairy cows across state lines, farmers continue to monitor their livestock

North Linn FFA donates over $4,000 worth of toys to kids at Univ. of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

The North Linn FFA also dropped of toys for kids at the hospital in 2022.

Local farmer stops selling sweet corn because of weather conditions

And it’s a challenge many of his fellow farmers are seeing as well. Wieneke spoke about his friends in Shueyville and West Liberty who refuse to sell poor quality sweet corn too.

Iowa planting season pushed back due to rain and cold

A cold, wet and windy start to spring looks to continue next week, further pushing back when farmers start or continue their planting, KCCI’s Andrew Mollenbeck reports.

Pork product recall expands due to possible listeria contamination

The company Alexander and Hornung issued the recall after saying the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Company to build plant in Iowa to make pallets from corn

A Texas company has announced it will build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa that will make environmentally-friendly shipping pallets from corn plant waste, such as stalks, husks and leaves.