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Major takeaways from the 2025 crop season

IARN – This was a very eventful crop year for Iowa’s corn and soybean farmers. While the variety of issues felt lower than most years, the problems that did pop

Early beans, late rust, and a year full of surprises

IARN – You could not plan for the 2025 growing season. Farmers across Iowa saw everything from once-in-a-decade disease pressure to long stretches of uncooperative weather, along with a planting

Doon Man Airlifted From Scene Of Alvord Area Crash

Alvord, Iowa– A Doon man was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital directly from the scene after a crash near Alvord on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The Lyon County Sheriff’s

IWD Reports Drop In September Unemployment

Statewide Iowa (RI) – The first Iowa unemployment data since the government shutdown is now out. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says the September unemployment rate fell to 3.7%,