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New Year’s Sheldon Fireworks

Sheldon, Iowa — It used to be allowed in Sheldon to shoot off fireworks for a couple of weeks in late December and early January. But now that’s not the

Federal Shutdown Delayed Year End Unemployment Numbers

Statewide Iowa (RI) — The government shutdown impacted the workers who compiled the federal data that figures out Iowa’s unemployment rate. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says they will

Farmers Still The Ones Buying Farmland

Statewide Iowa (RI) — The price of Iowa farmland has only dropped once in the last seven years and that’s likely because the ownership profile hasn’t changed much. Rabail Chandio

The importance of COP30 for U.S. pork producers

IARN – Last month’s United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP30, was attended by an estimated 50,000 people from around the globe. With representation from industry sectors such as

Health care costs strain families in the countryside

IARN – Health care has become one of the most unpredictable and financially draining parts of rural life. Premiums continue to climb, choices remain limited, and many families in agriculture