They nearly literally come from nothing - or so it seems. And then they multiply. You might start the week with just a few and end it with a proverbial swarm. They’re officially called drosophila melanogaster; it’s a big name for an itty bitty bit of an ordinary fruit fly. I’ve always ...
It is a weird but wonderful place out there in the landscape if we pause long enough to notice. Take galls, for example. Galls are deformities found on the leaves, stems and flowers of trees, shrubs and other plants. Plant galls come in a fascinating variety of strange forms, textures and ...
DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. "Farmers made some progress between the showers and ...
Q: What’s leading the U.S. economic momentum now underway? A: By nearly every economic measure, the U.S. economy continues to gain momentum, building on traction from the historic “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” signed into law last year. Paychecks are growing and workers are reporting higher ...
A few weeks ago I decided that I should go see the movie, “Christopher Robbin”. The movie had been on my list of things to go see this summer. Every time I had the opportunity to see this movie I found something “more adult” to do. With the right price in Gladbrook and the hankering for ...
We all need a happy place, or at the very least can benefit from one - or a dozen, take your pick. You don’t have to limit yourself to just one happy place. Go ahead; grab a few. They’re free! A happy place doesn’t have to be a place, per se, but it can be. It is a state of mind ...
I grew up on a small farm in Iowa. My family always had a large garden. Most of my conservation career has involved trying to grow “good plants” like trees and prairie. While Ralph Waldo Emerson may have viewed weeds as “plants whose virtues have not yet been discovered,” few farmers ...
Q: Why are opioid addiction and overdose deaths continuing to climb in the United States? A: This fatal cycle of abuse, dependence and overdose continues to poison families and communities, affecting all income and education levels, ages and regions of the country. It’s being referred to as ...
We all need a happy place, or at the very least can benefit from one - or a dozen, take your pick. You don’t have to limit yourself to just one happy place. Go ahead; grab a few. They’re free! A happy place doesn’t have to be a place, per se, but it can be. It is a state of mind ...
I grew up on a small farm in Iowa. My family always had a large garden. Most of my conservation career has involved trying to grow “good plants” like trees and prairie. While Ralph Waldo Emerson may have viewed weeds as “plants whose virtues have not yet been discovered,” few farmers ...