WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the national debt officially surpassed $36 trillion: "Roughly 4 months after our national debt topped $35 trillion, we just surpassed another record $36 trillion in debt. Our rapid accumulation of debt threatens our economic security, emboldens our adversaries like China, and jeopardizes our status as the world's reserve currency,"  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 26 -- 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. "We give thanks for yet another bountiful harve  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 26 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke issued the following news: Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke and a 16-member delegation have just returned from a trade mission to Taiwan and Japan. The mission, coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), included representation from Iowa's meat production, grain, and meat processing industries. The purpose of the mission was to encourage trade development, bolster partnerships and identify  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 26 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news: Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke and a 16-member delegation have just returned from a trade mission to Taiwan and Japan. The mission, coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), included representation from Iowa's meat production, grain, and meat processing industries. The purpose of the mission was to encourage trade development, bolster partnerships and identify o  more