tamatoledonews.com - (DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 5 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, until 8 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011 in honor of Iowa service members who lost their lives while on active duty since September 11, ...
September is National Food Safety Education Month and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) encourages all Iowans to learn the truth behind common food safety ‘myths.’ According to the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), there are many misunderstandings about food safety, ...
JOHNSTON- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today announced that E85 sales in Iowa increased by 40% percent during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter. According to the Iowa Department of Revenue, sales of E85 by Iowa retailers reached 3,697,199 during April to ...
Johnston- Owen J. Newlin, retired senior vice president of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, received the first Iowa Corn Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, August 27 at the Iowa Corn Growers Association Annual meeting. "Owen was instrumental in helping to establish the Iowa Corn Checkoff as ...
Northeast Iowa - Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) is currently accepting entries for the 2011 "Capture the Heart of America" Photo Contest. From fairs to farms, the contest offers travelers and residents alike the opportunity to share the agricultural experiences they ...
AMES- Speed limits will be reduced to 60 mph along a 1.58-mile section of U.S. 65/Iowa 330 between Iowa 117 and Jasper County Road F-17 beginning Thursday, Sept. 1, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). The Iowa DOT planned to install new speed limit signs on Sept. 1, ...
Grinnell Regional Medical Center welcomes Soraya Rodriguez, MD, pathologist with Des Moines-based Pathology Associates of Central Iowa, PLC. Rodriguez began with Pathology Associates in early August and will begin providing clinical and anatomical pathology services in Grinnell in early ...
DES MOINES- Bridge deck joint repair work will cause the closure of the exit ramp on westbound Interstate 80 at U.S. 65 (exit 141) near Altoona at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Des Moines construction office. The exit ramp is scheduled to ...
AMES- Iowa Learning Farms (ILF), Iowa State University (ISU) Research and Demonstration Farms and ISU Extension are hosting a field day at the ISU Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Farm, near Ames, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The field day will feature strip-tillage and precision ...
tamatoledonews.com- DES MOINES On Friday (Aug. 19) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a White House Rural Forum at the Iowa State Fair with businesses and community leaders, farmers, ranchers, and Tribal leaders to explore ways federal, state and local officials can work together to ...