6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (165+ words) The Iowa DOT says the new Mississippi River bridge at Lansing is ahead of schedule and will open sometime in November, months before the original projected opening in the spring of next year. DOT engineer Clayton Burke says everyone has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (137+ words) KCHA News Congress returns to much unfinished business this month with huge impacts for agriculture Lawmakers will again face the job of keeping the lights on, with government funding again at risk Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley had to say, Another…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (119+ words) KCHA News Dairy leaders want Canada held accountable under USMCA while preserving the trade agreement. Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Chief Policy Officer Karen Gefvert says the industry is actively engaged with federal officials. Gefvert says the industry’s message has remained…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (135+ words) KCHA News President Donald Trump made a post on his Truth Social Account on Friday about the possibility of allowing farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food This post comes after his beef import…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) Wednesday (08.26) is the final day for candidates to file to run this November for positions including hospital trustees, Soil & Water Conservation District Commission, and Ag Extension Council. Four current members of the Board of Trustees for Floyd County Medical Center…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (150+ words) The Trump administration has announced a new action plan aimed at cutting the cost of beef prices in the grocery stores, but the plan will no doubt negatively impact the farm economy. John Newton, the vice president of public policy…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) KCHA News Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, Chris Jones, told attendees of the Iowa State Fair that systematic change rather than incremental fixes is the way to clear up waterways and improve other areas of Iowans’ lives Jones…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) President Donald Trump announced Friday he was suspending tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef to help lower the cost of the meat, in a move cattle producers said would not help their efforts to restore herd sizes. Iowa…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) KCHA News Iowa and national lawmakers have been offering a guarded positive outlook for the Farm Bill as Congress prepares to return from its current recess Recently Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is offering her view on why she believes lawmakers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (185+ words) Senior Senator Chuck Grassley says tough talk with Canada seems to be working on long-stuck issues like dairy that stand in the way of renewing USMCA. Grassley favors “tough negotiations,” so American farmers get the best deal, and the president’s…...