Stock photo by Matheus Cenali via Pexels The SNAP-Ed program — which focuses on nutrition education and overall wellness for people on food stamps — will...
Watch Iowa farmer describe rebuilding after a April tornado Scott McLaughlin, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, is rebuilding after a tornado hit his farm. Farmers are frustrated...
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The maker of Egg Beaters and Bob Evans liquid eggs is recalling thousands of pounds of product that may be contaminated with a bleach cleaning solution,...
From staff reports | Des Moines Register Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, president of...
Protest against Trump administration held on Main Street in Newark About 300 people took to Main Street in Newark on March 8, 2025, to protest Donald...
Farmers brace for cuts to USAID and USDA Farmers, who already operate under thin margins, said funding cuts to programs like USAID, USDA and a new...
HillmanTok, an online HBCU thriving amid DEI rollbacks HillmanTok University, a virtual HBCU, has enrolled over 11,000 students in free courses despite DEI rollbacks under the...
Fired federal employee says ‘qualified and necessary’ workers lost jobs Kim Smith, a former archeologist with the USDA, believes she and others were fired illegally, that...
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department...
