AMES, Iowa—Stepping into the director role, Laura Greiner is ready to guide Iowa State University’s Iowa Pork Industry Center in its efforts to maintain the state’s standing as a leader in advancing animal agriculture.Greiner, assistant professor of animal science at Iowa State, succeeds Chris Rademacher, who has spent the past year as the center’s interim director. Rademacher, […]

AMES, Iowa – Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects.First published in 2012, the latest edition became available in print from the Iowa State University Extension Store in July 2023.Field Crop Insects provides detailed descriptions and photos of more than […]

Junker will receive a $10,000 scholarship that will be divided in four payments of $2,500 for each semester at the University of Northern Iowa, where she will be earning her bachelor’s degree in Accounting through the UNI@DMACC hybrid program.   She was required to submit a 60 second video along with an essay to be […]

BOONE, Iowa—After passing through Berkley and Luther on Tuesday, RAGBRAI riders will return on Wednesday and will pass through Madrid, coming from Slater and heading to Polk City. The Iowa Department of Transportation and Boone County Sheriff’s Department have posted the DOT’s map for Wednesday’s route.(contributed information)

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa’s labor force participation rate increased in June to 68.7 percent, up from 68.5 percent in May. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 3.6 percent.Locally, the unadjusted county rates showed increases from May to June. Boone County went from 2.4 percent […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has 8th Street closed down between Harrison and Division Streets for repair work. The work is expected to last until mid-afternoon. Plan your travel accordingly. Similar work was done between Monona and Crawford Streets on Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented Monday on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.“Despite dry conditions, the […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Above normal temperatures will settle in this week with dangerous heat expected. Please stay safe.(contributed information, NWS)

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has released a map so that Boone County residents will be aware of the main RAGBRAI route through Boone County on Tuesday, July 25th. Boone County Engineer Jonathan Bullock has indicated the primary route, but also cautions residents that riders may deviate from the planned route. RAGBRAI also has […]