U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise linked Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democrat running for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, with candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America — though she is not associated with the organization — as he spoke to ...
DES MOINES — Special Olympic athletes from across Iowa will take center stage at the Iowa State Fair's Bacon Buddies pig show on Aug. 15. With the support of Iowa FFA and 4-H mentors, athletes will proudly showcase their pigs in the Swine Barn during one of the Fair's most inspiring and heartwarming events. Now in its seventh year at the Iowa State Fair, the Bacon Buddies show is a partnership between the Iowa Pork Producers Association and Special Olympics Iowa. The program pairs individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities with 4-H and FFA youth, creating a memorable ...
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the launch of Honor Harvest, a new food box program that will connect eligible Iowa Veterans with fresh, locally grown food sourced exclusively from Choose Iowa members as part of an innovative Food is Medicine pilot project. Honor Harvest is a collaboration between the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Rural Health, Iowa City VA Health Care System, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's Choose Iowa program and Field to Family Food Hub. The pilot is designed to improve access to healthy ...
AMES — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Digital Ag Innovation Lab at Iowa State will offer Combine University, a premier educational experience designed for operators to meet the technical demands of the 2026 harvest season. The single-day, hands-on training will be offered on three dates — Aug. 24, 25 and 26 — in Boone. Modeled after the popular Planter University, Combine University provides expert instruction to help producers navigate common harvest challenges. The program focuses on the critical relationship between mechanical machine settings and data ...
DES MOINES — As Iowa families and schools prepare for the start of a new school year, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announces that applications are now open for the Choose Iowa Local Food for Schools Program. The permanent program was authorized through the bipartisan 2026 Iowa Farm Act, which was introduced and championed by Naig. The Choose Iowa program provides $200,000 in funding to help Iowa schools purchase and serve Iowa grown and raised food while creating new market opportunities for Iowa farmers and food businesses. School districts must provide a minimum one-to-one ...
AMES — The Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 10. Area farmers, agribusiness professionals and interested community members are welcome to attend the free event. Since its inception in 1976, the research farm has translated academic research into practical, field-tested solutions, serving the public, farmers and agribusinesses in northeast Iowa for 50 years. Terry Basol, extension field agronomist at Iowa State, said the farm’s mission continues to guide that work. ...
