by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 27, 2025 Temperatures across the state of Iowa were near the climatological normal, though precipitation was below average as parts of the state slid into dry conditions for the close of harvest season, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The IDALS weekly weather report […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 27, 2025 Iowa lawmakers U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, along with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, urged a “coordinated action” across the Trump administration to prioritize soybeans in a trade deal with China and to finalize renewable fuel guidelines. The GOP lawmakers addressed […]
by Shauneen Miranda and Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 24, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the government shutdown drags on. The position is a reversal […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 24, 2025 The 75 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits will see a 2.8% increase in payments next year, the Social Security Administration said Friday. The cost-of-living adjustment is just below the inflation rate of 3% announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, also on Friday. The adjustment is […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 23, 2025 As federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is days away from running out, food banks, pantries and charitable groups across Iowa are bracing for what they anticipate will be “unprecedented” need. SNAP serves around than 270,000 Iowans each month and is a federally supported […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 23, 2025 State officials have cited an Oskaloosa nursing home where a resident died after the staff couldn’t locate a crash cart, forgot to summon an ambulance and failed to realize the resident had standing orders in place for CPR to be administered. The Oskaloosa Care Center, a […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 22, 2025 The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a plan Wednesday to help “strengthen” the cattle industry and lower consumer prices for beef. The plan comes three weeks into the government shutdown and shortly after a proposal from President Donald Trump to import beef from Argentina to […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 2, 2025 Iowa Soybean Association President Tom Adam urged the Trump administration, in a statement Thursday, to prioritize a trade deal with China and to support soybean farmers who are without their biggest market. China typically buys 60% of global soybean exports, and the U.S. used to be […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 30, 2025 Some of Iowa’s private universities are touting increasingly large and diverse student bodies as enrollment numbers for the 2025 fall semester are confirmed, statistics college officials attribute to their efforts to subdue sticker shock and ensure all students feel welcome. Universities from Orange City to Des […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 29, 2025 Warm, dry conditions across the state for most of the week gave Iowa farmers plenty of time in the fields to harvest corn and soybeans. According to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 17% of soybean acres and 15% […]
