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Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 26, 2019) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Recent temperatures have been ...

Q&A: A Win for Rural America with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What is the EB-5 foreign visa program? A: Nearly three decades ago, Congress created an incentive in the Immigration Act of 1990 to attract foreign investment and entrepreneurship in the United States. The EB-5 visa is an employment-based category of federal immigration policy designed to ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AGO SEPT. 3, 2009 A benefit is planned for Chris Cooper on Oct. 5 at the Traer Memorial Building. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in April. Danielle Bicket & Caleb Hamer were married on April 4 in Cedar Falls. Mr. & Mrs. Craig Rickert of Jonesboro, AK are parents of a son ...

Q&A: History Shows Renewable Energy Works with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What’s your take on the so-called Green New Deal? A: The Green New Deal is a throwback to FDRs New Deal from decades ago. It ostensibly was proposed to address climate change. However, a closer look at the details reveals an out-of-touch mindset and off-the-wall overreach by big ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Bird watching

I never used to consider myself a bird watcher. But this summer I’ve had various species of birds cross my path. And while they all fly (I haven’t seen any ostriches or penguins) the manner in which they fly differs greatly from bird-type to bird-type. Ducks are great swimmers; the same ...

Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Overall, crops around the state are in good condition. ...

Looking Back

30 Years Ago August 18, 1989 Gladbrook-Reinbeck classes will start on August 28. Dustin Kinkade, 12, of Traer, formerly of Gladbrook, was killed when he was thrown from a vehicle in an early morning accident near Clutier. Iowa Games officials listed athlete Sheresa Lynch as a 2nd place ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Bird watching

I never used to consider myself a bird watcher. But this summer I’ve had various species of birds cross my path. And while they all fly (I haven’t seen any ostriches or penguins) the manner in which they fly differs greatly from bird-type to bird-type. Ducks are great swimmers; the same ...

Naig Comments On Iowa Crop Progress And Condition Report

DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Overall, crops around the state are in good condition. ...

Q&A: History Shows Renewable Energy Works with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What’s your take on the so-called Green New Deal? A: The Green New Deal is a throwback to FDRs New Deal from decades ago. It ostensibly was proposed to address climate change. However, a closer look at the details reveals an out-of-touch mindset and off-the-wall overreach by big ...