DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 20 -- Drake University issued the following news release: Drake University is committed to cultivating a dynamic learning environment where students and faculty alike are empowered to explore new ideas and push the boundaries of knowledge. That entrepreneurial spirit was on full display recently when both a Drake faculty member and a graduate student were named finalists in the 2024 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition. Joy Clark, who is pursuing her   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Even as harvest winds down across the  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 20 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Closing of final Ag Drainage Wells concludes more than a quarter-century of sustained work * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today celebrated the closing of the state's last remaining Agricultural Drainage Wells (ADWs), concluding a more than quarter-century of sustained effort to close 195 of these drainage structures. ADWs were drilled into fr  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 19 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: On a recent fall day, native prairie seeds were collected at the University of Dubuque's Wolter Woods and Prairies Environmental Stewardship and Retreat Center to help cultivate pollinator habitats across central Iowa. The Dutch Prairie collection event was facilitated by Pollinator Partnership's Project Wingspan, a multi-year regional seed collection and habitat enhancement project to increase the quality,   more