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The government wants to get rid of chocolate milk in schools.

It’s been less than two weeks since bird flu made its way back into Iowa flocks after we had been in the clear for months.

If you haven't seen as many butterflies this year, you are not alone.

To help keep people safe, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service has announced they are making efforts to reduce Salmonella illnesses.

In the last week, Iowa saw severe weather with tornadoes, snow, rain, and cold conditions which limited farmers to 2.8 days that were suitable for fieldwork.

This week's Crop Progress Report shows an increase in days suitable for fieldwork even after the snow, rain, and cold.

The first crop report for 2022 has been released showing an average of 1.6 workable days in the fields.

The virus seems to be spreading quickly. In the last week (Monday, March 28) there have been seven affected flocks with 6.7 million birds having to be put down.

Northeast IA RC&D is receiving a $420,000 three-year grant from the USDA to support markets in five different cities.

This week, the USDA wrapped up its first trade mission since 2020 to Dubai where leaders discussed achieving climate-smart agriculture practices.