With Iowa’s 2025 state legislative session just days away, talk of cutting property taxes is all the rage. Republicans who run state government say it’s time to rein in property taxes, and this year ...

Reading about the recent round of layoffs at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant got me thinking about the future of farming and the critical role of farm policy. Nearly 2,000 Iowa ...

Iowa’s cancer scientists are sounding an apolitical alarm — something extraordinary has been going on here for about 30 years. The concerns unite liberals and conservatives. The Iowa Cancer Registry ...

As Iowa farmers age, succession planning has become increasingly critical. In 2022, Iowa State University reported that two-thirds of Iowa farmland is owned by individuals aged 65 or older. Without ...

January is National Radon Action Month (NRAM). Over the last few years, CDC has chosen the last week of January to observe Radon Awareness Week. This event highlights the dangers of radon, the second ...

President Joe Biden has expanded Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by signing broadly bipartisan legislation that Congress approved late last year.

Farmland values in Iowa remain stable according to the latest Benchmark Farm Value Trends Report issued by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). While sales activity has slowed, cropland is ...

The Davis County Board of Supervisors Meeting held on Jan. 13 brought clarification about the wages and benefits owed not only to the previous sheriff, Dave Davis, but also to ...

Average farmland values in Iowa have decreased 3.1% or $368 per acre to an average of $11,467 per acre according to Iowa ...

The road to Bloomfield from Seattle was a long and unique one for Joshua and Kerry Williams, who will be holding a grand ...

After beginning the new year with a win over Fairfield, Davis County struggled last Friday night to get its offense going ...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Brittany Sowder will tell her personal human trafficking story Jan. 19 at 1 ...