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25 Best Midwest Towns to Retire Affordably and Peacefully

Retiring in the Midwest can mean lower housing costs and everyday expenses, leaving room in your budget for flexibility and comfort. Taxes and health care access vary widely by state and town, making location an important part of retirement planning. Many Midwest towns offer a slower pace, stable prices, and...

Iowa · 13d
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Prospecting: Walmart Expands Clinical Trial Access.

Walmart is expanding its clinical trial initiative with plans to open three additional Clinical Trial Centers in partnership with health and research company Care Access during the first half of 2027. The new centers will be located in Livonia, MI; Las Vegas; and San Antonio. The expansion follows the recent opening of the partnership’s first four centers in Houston and Tyler, TX; Dalton, GA; and Brandon, FL. The centers offer opportunities to participate in clinical trials conducted on-site, including studies involving cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions. The locations also provide health screenings to assess key risk factors and one-on-one consultations to help individuals explore clinical research opportunities.

Ankeny, IA · 12d
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We Are Iowa

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Plant-based butter recalled in Iowa and other states

Iowa · 12d

97X

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Two Toys 'R' Us Stores Are Now Open at Eastern Iowa Malls

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Toy 'R' Us is back in Eastern Iowa! A couple of new Toys 'R' Us locations opened their doors at malls in the Corridor and the Quad Cities this month!

Iowa · 13d

1380kcim.com

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USDA Funding Expands Iowa’s Cattle And Conservation Working Lands Program

Iowa’s Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program will receive a $10 million federal investment to expand conservation efforts and support the state’s cattle industry. The five-year award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) comes through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. It will help cattle producers and other farmers convert underperforming or highly erodible row crop acres into pasture and hay ground. The program began as a Taylor County pilot in 2016 and has expanded to several counties. It has enrolled more than 1,800 participants, converted 20,000 acres of cropland and supported more than 300,000 acres of cover crops. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says, “Iowa’s popular Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program demonstrates that we can improve water quality, rebuild the U.S. cattle herd, and make the most of every acre of our valuable farmland. The Iowa Working Lands Program started out as a pilot project in Taylor County in 2016, and has since grown into a very successful conservation program in Iowa, while creating a model for other states. This RCPP gives us the flexibility to support infrastructure improvements and expand the program to serve livestock producers in more Iowa counties.” Naig adds the program reduces soil erosion, improves water quality, and creates grazing opportunities while keeping land in production. The new project is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, and Ducks Unlimited. Learn more about the Working Lands Program using the link included below.

Iowa · 12d

We Are Cedar Rapids

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Two Toys 'R' Us Stores Are Now Open at Eastern Iowa Malls

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Toy 'R' Us is back in Eastern Iowa! A couple of new Toys 'R' Us locations opened their doors at malls in the Corridor and the Quad Cities this month!

Iowa · 13d

Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Nearly half of Iowa corn acres harvested

Soybean harvest across Iowa has picked up after a slow start to harvest season and is now 6 percentage points behind the five-year average harvest, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Seventy-eight percent of soybeans have been harvested and slightly less than half, 47%, of corn […]

Iowa · 13d

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Groups pushing to get sales tax for conservation trust fund

DES MOINES — Iowa conservation groups are pushing lawmakers to enact a sales tax for Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy trust fund. Conservationist and writer Dan Cohen says voters approved a constitutional amendment creating the fund in 2010. “So it was a pretty big statement. Sixty-three percent of Iowans wanted this right then and there, but the legislature has not followed through in the funding. It still sits empty,” he says.

Iowa · 13d

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GPM Brands Names Scott Oakes Territory Sales Manager for Upper Midwest

GPM Brands has appointed Scott Oakes as territory sales manager for the Upper Midwest, expanding its sales team to support the company’s growing dealer network. Oakes brings more than 20 years of sales leadership experience in the hot tub, swim spa and sauna industries. In his new role, he will oversee dealer training and support across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. He will also serve as brand ambassador for GPM’s Treesse line of spas.

Wisconsin · 13d

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Sanford Health says it will end contract with Wellmark insurance

Sanford Health has issued a notice of contract termination to the commercial health insurance company Wellmark, effective next July. Around 130,000 patients — mostly in South Dakota and northwest Iowa — could be affected by the change. Nick Olson is executive vice president, chief financial officer at Sanford...

South Dakota · 13d

Sentient Media

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How a Billion-Dollar Dairy Plant Could Worsen Iowa’s Water Pollution

In Boone, Iowa, a cottage cheese plant is meant to feed the protein craze, but some residents are worried about the manure.

Boone County, IA · 17d

Hometown Current

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Nearly half of Iowa corn acres harvested

Soybean harvest across Iowa has picked up after a slow start to harvest season and is now 6 percentage points behind the five-year average harvest, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Seventy-eight percent of soybeans have been harvested and slightly less than half, 47%, of corn acres have been harvested in Iowa, which is about 20 percentage points behind the five-year average. According to the report for the Oct. 19 through Oct. 25 reporting period, corn condition rated 73% good to excellent. Farmers had 6.4 days suitable for field work during the reporting period as conditions were mostly dry throughout the week. State Climatologist Justin Glisan said portions of northwest and southwest Iowa were the only regions to report any measurable rainfall during the reporting period. While the statewide average precipitation for the week, at 0.02 inch, was significantly below the normal precipitation average, the statewide average temperature for the period, at 59.7 degrees Fahrenheit, was more than 5 degrees above the normal. According to Glisan, northern Iowa had temperatures nearly 15 degrees above the normal during the reporting period. Soil temperature guidelines for fall fertilizer As the temperatures remain warmer

Iowa · 12d

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Inflation Is Hitting Iowa Harder Than the Rest of the Country

Financial studies will tell you that Iowa continues to be one of the most affordable places in the United States to live. But our current economy is really testing that theory. In fact, a new report says that the inflation rate in Iowa is one of the worst in the U.S.

Iowa · 15d

Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Iowa Food System Coalition studies economic impact of raising livestock on pasture

The Iowa Food System Coalition is embarking on a 12-month project studying pasture-based livestock systems in Iowa to examine the community and economic benefits of the practices.  The coalition received a $40,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA, to support the study as part of the animal […]

Iowa · 13d

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USDA awards $10 million to Iowa’s Working Lands Program for farm conservation efforts

AMES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $10 million for Iowa’s Working Lands Program, which helps farmers and cattle producers use conservation practices while keeping farmland productive. The funding comes through USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association says it worked with the...

Iowa · 12d

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Ag Matters: Warm Fall Pushes Nitrogen Decisions to Later Dates

Unseasonably warm autumns and unpredictable weather across Iowa are forcing local corn growers to rethink the timing of fall nitrogen applications. Agronomists and industry experts stress that tracking soil temperatures, application timing, and stabilization strategies are now critical to preventing costly nutrient loss and protecting local watersheds. Speaking on a recent panel, Dan Schaefer, director of nutrient stewardship, noted that farmers are holding off on fall anhydrous and fertilizer applications significantly later into the season than they did a decade ago, waiting for soil temperatures to consistently drop below 50 degrees.

Iowa · 14d

mindfullyamerican.com

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9 Hy-Vee Secrets Employees Wish Iowans Knew

You can probably find the peanut butter at your Hy-Vee with your eyes closed. Even so, Iowans who shop there every week may walk right past a few free extras, from the pharmacy to the kids’ treats. Here’s what Hy-Vee employees wish more shoppers knew. Note: This is...

Iowa · 19d

Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Opinion: Big ag puts band back together to rescue Mike Naig

Walked out to the mailbox one day this past week and found a campaign mailer. Not unusual as we hurtle toward the Nov. 3 election. Did you know they can be shredded into a beneficial mulch? This mailer proclaimed, in big capital letters, “THANK YOU MIKE NAIG.” Naig, a Republican, is Iowa’s secretary of agriculture and is up for re-election. It said Naig is “leading the charge on conservation practices and stronger drinking water infrastructure so Iowa families continue to have safe water at the tap.” It also said Naig is “Working alongside farmers to protect the streams, rivers and lakes where Iowa families fish, swim and play.” Wow. Who knew? The mailer was paid for by Iowans for Agriculture . The tax-exempt group organized under Chapter 527 of the federal tax code can advocate on public policy issues and, apparently, crank out thank-you notes to politicians. The group was created by the Iowa Farm Bureau. It means Big Ag is putting the band back together. In 2018, Iowans for Agriculture raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from agribusinesses, producer groups and the Farm Bureau itself to rescue Naig from possible defeat by Democrat Tim Gannon. A pitch to potential

Iowa · 15d

freemanjournal.net

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Klaver wants to retain youth in rural communities

I'm Beau Klaver from Kamrar Iowa. I grew up on our family's century farm where I am now a 6th generation farmer. I am a graduate of Webster City High School and from Iowa State University. I started a precision drone spraying business in 2023 and have built the business from the ground up. I have clerked in the Iowa Senate to learn the legislative process in Iowa and gained experience on what it takes to work with other legislators to get strong legislation passed. I am a member of the Hamilton County Farm Bureau Board. At Iowa State I was the president of Bacon Expo, the largest agriculture philanthropic event at ISU and was awarded the Carolyn Ulestad Unsung Hero Award for my philanthropy work.

Kamrar, IA · 14d