ISU Extension

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…

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…

The extremely wet spring southeast Iowa is experiencing could hurt local corn production.Bob Dodds with Iowa State University-Extension says about 80% of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…