Every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Agriculture Improvement Act - better known as the Farm Bill – to protect the productivity, profitability, and international competitiveness of American agriculture. As the second largest agriculture-producing district in the nation, I am working to ensure that every farmer, producer, and agricultural stakeholder in Iowa has a seat at the table when the Farm Bill is negotiated and eventually signed into law.
Peru State College has announced its president’s list for fall term of 2022. Students representing Nebraska, 15 other states, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Portugal, and Serbia were on the list.
Camryn Winona Gubser was born at 5:15 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, at Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Mo.
Arbor Day Foundation Chief Operating Officer Katie Loos was recently promoted to president of the organization. Loos is just the third president of the 51-year-old global nonprofit organization.
Peru State College has announced its dean’s list for the fall 2022 term. Students representing Nebraska, plus 23 other states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Dominican Republic were on the lists.
Though plants might not seem like the first thing individuals think of when they ponder long-term investments, perennials can be just that. The home and garden experts at HGTV note that some perennials can live for a very long time. For example, according to HGTV, the colorful flowering plant peony, despite a blooming season that usually lasts just seven to 10 days, has been known to survive for 70 to 100 years. Hostas are another popular perennial because they require little maintenance, and that extra free time can add up over the course of the hosta’s life, which can exceed 15 years. Long-living perennials are not necessarily unusual, but gardeners should know that many perennials, and particularly those characterized as “shortlived,” tend to live around three years.
This has been a pretty wild winter for many parts of Iowa. When you’re out on Iowa’s highways, you may notice more potholes than in the last few mild winters. The Iowa Transportation Commission just took steps to help get these potholes repaired by approving an additional $15 million specifically for additional maintenance to be done on interstates, U.S., and state highways.
Women will have an incredible opportunity to hear from and interact with a national motivational speaker who has impacted over a million people at this year’s Atchison County Women in Ag program. The event is planned for Thursday, March 30, 4:00 p.m.
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports: On March 14 at 9:31 p.m., the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on 2015 Chevy Camaro near the 7.5 mile marker southbound Interstate 29 for a speeding violation.
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) has announced that he will host a Military Academy Day for Iowa students – 8th grade through 12th grade – interested in applying to one of our nation’s five military academies. Representatives from all five academies will be present to answer questions and provide advice.