Leaf viewers may have a good year to see vivid colors this year, according to Jeff Goerndt, the State Forest Section supervisor at the Iowa DNR."I think we're going to have a good fall color year because of the weather we're having," Goerndt says. "You get the best and brightest colors when ...
Coon Rapids- A huge new Iowa nature preserve is poised to build a world-class mountain-bike and horse trail just 70 miles northwest of Des Moines.Many Iowa counties and state parks maintain hard-surface bike trails or park paths. However, Iowa currently has very few long dirt trail networks ...
AMES, Iowa Oct. 2, 2013 The Iowa Department of Transportation has developed proposed administrative rules to govern implementation and placement of automated traffic enforcement systems on the Primary Highway System. The proposed rules will address both fixed and mobile systems. Automated ...
CEDAR FALLS- The 2013 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition came to a close on Sept. 26 with the announcement of the winners at a special recognition luncheon at Drake University in Des Moines.R-pipe received first place and $25,000. R-pipe is a civil engineering company that makes pipe ...
The 2012-2013 Iowa influenza season began earlier, peaked earlier, and was more severe than recent influenza seasons, particularly for people 65 years and older. What will the upcoming flu season be like? No one can predict that, but one thing is certain: your best defense against getting the ...
DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today encouraged Iowans to consider visiting a local apple orchard this fall. Many growers are reporting their apples are maturing a little ahead of normal, so now is a great time to visit an apple farm or pick some up at the local farmers ...
Des Moines Four fish kills in one month are good reminders to pay attention during fall manure and fertilizer application.Name the pollutant fertilizer, manure, milk, silage, pesticide, petroleum if it gets into a stream, it's more likely to cause a fish kill when stream flow rates are ...
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has announced loans to help finance the construction of broadband networks in rural Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and South Dakota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget ...
Ankeny - Iowa farmers will harvest an estimated 405.5 million bushels of soybeans, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop production report. The average yield is estimated to be 43 bushels per acre.Recent stifling heat and the lack of rain during the critical pod ...
OWA FALLS Six Ellsworth Community College students are credited with saving the lives of two Iowa Falls residents and their pets during a house fire near campus the evening of Thursday, Sept. 5. One firefighter was reportedly injured and significant damage was done to the front of the home ...