The Des Moines metro is again under a mandatory lawn watering ban, the second time in two years that rising temperatures, spiking demand and high nitrate levels are straining the regional authority’s ability to treat sufficient drinking water. kAmr6?EC2= ... See more
For second consecutive year, watering ban imposed in Des Moines metro Donnelle Eller - The Des Moines metro is under a mandatory lawn watering ban for its 600,000 residents for the second consecutive year - The ban is due to rising temperatures, high dema... See more
Continuing the U.S. trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, the nation's two largest agricultural trading partners, is critical for Iowa and other American farmers, say producers, economists and others attending the World Pork Expo in Des Moines. kAmr:E:?... See more
Rare hog pseudorabies case puts Iowa’s safeguards to the test Donnelle Eller The Iowa pork industry will learn in a few weeks if the state has succeeded in containing an April outbreak of pseudorabies, the first case detected in a U.S. commercial hog oper... See more
At pork expo, producers push for continued Mexico, Canada trade pact Donnelle Eller - Farmers and agricultural leaders are urging the sontinuation of of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement amid trade turmoil. - Mexico and Canada are the United States' two la... See more
