Zika Virus Not a Threat to Iowa

A disease that’s quickly spread to more than 20 countries in Central and South America is grabbing a lot of headlines this week, but a top state health official says Iowans are at a very low risk.

Blizzard Warning Issued for Much of the Area

A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
CST WEDNESDAY.

New Dietary Guidelines Don’t Focus on Calorie Counting

The US Department of Agriculture has released a new set of dietary guidelines.

Blizzard Warnings Issued for Much of the Area

Blizzard warnings have now been issued for areas of southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota.

Independent Voters Lead the Iowa Caucus

The latest numbers show 727,000 Iowans are registered as independents – that’s 112,000 more than registered Republicans, and 141,000 thousand more than Democrats.

Snow Track Sliding North into SD

A major winter storm will impact much of the region late tonight into tomorrow.

Margin Protection Program Needs Tweaking

USDA officials say more than half of the nation’s dairy farms have signed up for the second year of the…

Congressional Attempt to Eliminate NPDES Permit Rule

The Nebraska Farm Bureau is backing legislation in Congress to eliminate the EPA’s NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit)…

U of M Study Shows Another Way Bird Flu Was Spread

A University of Minnesota study shows farmers tilling fields near poultry barns potentially contaminated with wild waterfowl feces may have…

Pork Producers Need to Monitor for Diseases This Winter

Pork producers need to be vigilant in monitoring their herds this winter for a re-emergence of the PED Virus as…