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Corn and soybean crops continue to progress well throughout Iowa amid another week of above average temperatures and ...
Americans love corn. While you might think the Cornhusker State produces the most of this staple grain, a different contender ...
Read more on hail damage in corn in the ISU Publication: IPM 78: Hail on Corn. Soybean field with severe hail damage. (Photo by Gentry Sorenson, Iowa State University.) ...
Baseball legends rose from the corn once again as the Ghost players returned to the Field of Dreams, putting on a ...
Discover farm-to-table restaurants in Iowa that are quietly changing Midwestern dining—seasonal menus, local farms, and ...
How an Iowa Corn Field Saved the Los Angeles Lakers In 1960, the Minneapolis Lakers were traveling back from St. Louis on their team plane. The plane lost electrical power soon after takeoff, ...
In Iowa, the search for a cause has been less clear. Last year, a state report cited alcohol consumption as a key factor. Higher-than-average levels of radon, a naturally occurring, colorless gas ...
How many times have you heard the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" when referring to corn crops? What does it mean?
Across the state of Iowa, Wesley Everman, assistant professor and weed specialist at Iowa State University Extension, said it ...
Tar Spot has been detected early in Iowa cornfields, raising concerns for farmers as they prepare to implement their crop protection plans. The fungal disease, which can spread rapidly under ...
Iowa had wet and hot conditions during the June 22 through June 29 reporting period, but the moisture was good for crops.
The phenomenon has for years been blamed by some for sweltering summer conditions in Iowa, yet recent research shows that might not be true.