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Between 2000 and 2020, data found a mean increase of 8.15 percent tree cover across 1,836 counties, which experts say will ...
If sweet corn is part of your Fourth of July tradition, here's what you need to know about finding it around the Des Moines ...
During game one of Tuesday’s Northeast Iowa Conference softball doubleheader against Waukon, Hadley proved she can help win a ...
Japanese knotweed can grow several inches a day, is so aggressive that it is nearly impossible to eradicate, and is lowering ...
How many times have you heard the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" when referring to corn crops? What does it mean?
Decades of efforts to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass from a midsized Adirondack lake have led to a surprising result: The bass rapidly evolved to grow faster and invest more in early reproduction, ...
Where Do You Find Poison Hemlock?  The Gazette reports that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that poison hemlock ...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig came through the area this week with an itinerary that included two stops in Nashua.
A state famous for its prairies and cornfields, it’s easy to believe that Iowa makes a good home for snakes. Indeed, Iowa is home to 28 species of snakes. Furthermore, the vast majority of these ...
When the trees grow, they will provide food for the birds and butterflies. These trees and prairies are an effort to protect a very fragile ecosystem.
"Grandma Einck’s: is an Iowa heirloom grown since 1920. The plants grow to 24 inches, produce a strong aroma, and have large flower heads. This variety will self-seed, and germination can be ...
Iowa has become a data center hub, with companies attracted by the state’s wealth of low-cost, clean energy. Since 2007, companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple have invested $12.3 ...