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The new head of the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce believes being an outsider will help her better do her job.Shelley Oltmans will serve as both the…
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Farmers faced not being able to get their corn in on time have several options. They may switch acres from corn to soybeans or they may use “prevented…
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The extremely wet spring southeast Iowa is experiencing could hurt local corn production.Bob Dodds with Iowa State University-Extension says about 80% of…
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The cost to rent farmland in southeast Iowa has increased substantially in the last five years. The increases have been even higher statewide.Iowa State…
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Women and Hispanic farmers who believe that were discriminated against by the USDA have one month left to file a claim with the federal government.Women…
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During last summer’s drought it was difficult for farmers to get accurate data on how dry the soil was. An Iowa State University project that’s been in…
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The rainfall from Hurricane Isaac is both good and bad news for southeast Iowa farmers.Bob Dodds with Iowa State University Extension says the good news…
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Lee County has been called the “Poster Child” for unemployment in Iowa.Help could be on the way with the possible development of a fertilizer plant, but…