DES MOINES, Iowa (April 5, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “With recent warm and dry conditions across the state, many farmers are eager to begin […]
Vegetable production specialist offers advice for early sweet corn AMES, Iowa – Warmer temperatures are in the forecast and some sweet corn growers may be getting ready to plant their first crop. While producing early sweet corn is attractive, especially when it can be harvested by the July 4 holiday, early corn also comes at […]
Follow best practices to jumpstart your lawn in the upcoming weeks AMES, Iowa – Adam Thoms, assistant professor in horticulture and turgrass extension specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, offers the following tips on how to get your lawn off to a good start this spring. First, remove any twigs or debris from […]
EL PASO, T.X.—Today, March 15th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined a group of members on a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet with border patrol agents and assess the situation on the ground. During the trip, members toured the El Paso Central Processing Center. […]
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.5 percent from the revised December rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in January. “Since last April, 2020, Iowa has grown its workforce by 45,400. In January, Iowa added […]
Auditor Sand Congratulates the Winners of the First Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) Awards March 14, 2021 – Auditor of State Rob Sand announced today, Pi Day, the winners of the first Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) Awards. Auditor Sand made good on his campaign promise and established the PIE program in 2019. 79 counties […]
DES MOINES – The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 6, was 5,531, an increase of 1,315 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 4,898 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 633 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald has a vault full of unclaimed property from the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt waiting to be claimed. In light of St. Patrick’s Day, test your luck by searching GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to see if any belongs to you! “You don’t need a four-leaf clover for luck to be on […]
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced 13 awardees of the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund, a matching grant designed to help employers carry out solutions to help their employees achieve postsecondary training and education. A total of $385,516 in funds were awarded to employers, nonprofits, and employer consortiums across the state. It […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign attorney, Alan Ostergren, issued the following statement today in response to the House Administration Committee’s action on the motion to dismiss defeated Democratic candidate Rita Hart’s notice of contest of Miller-Meeks’ state-certified victory last year: “The committee’s vote today was procedural. Congresswoman Miller-Meeks’ motion to dismiss is still […]
