Matt Vermeersch, owner-operator of Mud Ridge Ranch in rural Council Bluffs with his wife, Jocelyn, placed second out of three finalists for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s Grow Your Future Award and received a $5,000 prize.
The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland increased 17% to $11,411 in 2022, according to the Iowa State University Land Value Survey.
Matt Vermeersch of Mud Ridge Ranch in Pottawattamie County is competing in Iowa Farm Bureau’s Grow Your Future Award, a competition for farmer entrepreneurs under the age of 35.
Matt Vermeersch of Mud Ridge Ranch in Pottawattamie County is competing in Iowa Farm Bureau’s Grow Your Future Award, a competition for farmer entrepreneurs under the age of 35.
Google has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council to help improve water quality, INREC announced Thursday at the Iowa State Fair.
Father-son farming team Lee and Arthur Wisecup and family, of Wisecup Family Farm and Museum, will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day exploring precision farming with cover crops on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to noon, on their farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa (1200 Canal St.)
ELY — For U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, infrastructure is not just about investing in roads and bridges and broadband internet. It’s also about investing in the future and inspiring innovation, he says.
The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and the Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a laborshed employment study for the Council Bluffs area.
Besides doughnuts, it offers apples, pumpkins, strawberries, apricots, peaches and cherries, plus a variety of native Iowa wines.
CEDAR RAPIDS — An Eastern Iowa railroad company has been awarded a $7.2 million federal grant to upgrade its line that serves industries in the Cedar Rapids area.
The Jack Link’s warehouse in Underwood is getting an upgrade.
DES MOINES — The bird flu that first stuck Iowa in March in many ways feels like a repeat of seven years ago, when 34 million turkeys and chickens died or were euthanized, causing $427 million in lost revenue to producers, according to one report.
DES MOINES — A key state lawmaker has called for a moratorium on the use of eminent domain by companies proposing to build pipelines across Iowa.
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Matt Vermeersch, owner-operator of Mud Ridge Ranch in rural Council Bluffs with his wife, Jocelyn, placed second out of three finalists for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s Grow Your Future Award and received a $5,000 prize.
More than 260 Iowa nursing home and assisted living facility residents must search for a new place to live.
Cracks are emerging in the $1.165 billion agreement, with the operator accusing the University of Iowa of "breaching its obligations."
The bill would amount to a $106.8 million boost for Iowa's schools.
Evictions are soaring across the state. Iowa Legal Aid and the Salvation Army are fighting to help tenants in Davenport.
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A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to five years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography.
Omaha police officers fatally shot a gunman at a west Omaha Target store midday Tuesday.
Evictions are soaring in Scott County and across the state. Iowa Legal Aid and the Salvation Army are fighting to help tenants in Davenport.
There were plenty of heroes who responded to the apartment fire Wednesday in Moline. Dave Qualls and Jordan Blake were two of them.
More than 260 Iowa nursing home and assisted living facility residents must search for a new place to live.
DES MOINES — While LGBTQ children pleaded Tuesday with state lawmakers to be treated with decency and respect, supporters of a Republican-led proposal to bar Iowa’s public schools from teaching lesbian, gay and transgender-themed issues mocked trans youth, claimed that schools should follow Christian teachings and blamed LGBTQ advocates for suicides and school shootings.
DES MOINES — A depleted state fund for emergency financial assistance to Iowa veterans will receive a financial shot in the arm.
The bill would amount to a $106.8 million boost for Iowa's schools.