Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and USDA APHIS Confirm Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Commercial Layer Flock in Wright County, Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (October 31, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […]
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Jackpot Now Est. $1 Billion, IA Ticket Was So Close Saturday CLIVE, Iowa — The Powerball® jackpot continues its huge climb, now standing at an estimated $1 billion annuity, $497.3 million cash option, for Monday’s drawing. That grand prize is the second largest in the history of the game and is getting closer to Powerball’s […]
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels. The Harvest Proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 27, 2022. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (October 24, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Soybean harvest is beginning to wrap up and Iowa farmers and are making big strides toward […]
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Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and USDA APHIS Confirm Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Non-Commercial Backyard Flock in Dallas County, Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (October 20, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) […]
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.7 percent in September, while overall labor force participation held steady at 67.7 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in September, but the nation’s labor force participation rate fell to 62.3 percent. Iowa’s unemployment rate increased by a tenth-of-a-percent last month but […]
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DES MOINES – Iowans can begin casting ballots for the 2022 general election on Wednesday, October 19, which is the start of the absentee voting period. It marks the first day Iowans can vote in person at their county election office and the first day auditors can mail absentee ballots to voters who requested them. […]
Oct 18 2022 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (October 11, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Corn and soybean harvest continues at a rapid pace across Iowa,” said Secretary Naig. “The persistently […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (October 3, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Iowa farmers are moving full speed ahead with corn and soybean harvest across the state,” said […]
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Insurance Discount Program for Cover Crops Farmers and landowners can again apply for a $5 per acre discount DES MOINES, Iowa (September 29, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will again offer its crop insurance discount program for cover crops this year. […]
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