Category: In the news

Go-to advice: Listen to your neighbors

Reporters rely on experts in the field for the best information. This series introduces our go-to sources for crop, livestock and ag tech news.

Monic Behnken wins seat on Ames school board

The Ames school board will look vastly different when it meets for the first time later this month after three new members were elected Tuesday.

A Critical Pedagogy with College and High School Students in St. Louis Post-Mike Brown

Shaneda Destine and Walda Katz-Fishman present an article on critical pedagogy for a racially oppressed working-class community, situated in this current moment of capitalist crises.

Will rural Iowa wither as big ag becomes bigger, squeezing out farms in the middle?

As farm families dwindle, so do shops, schools and doctors’ offices. And small factories, long a companion to farms as the lifeblood of the rural economy, locate elsewhere in search of workers.

My month-long experiment to make new mom-friends in Des Moines

Dr. Susan Stewart explains how social support is important for adult well-being.

Wallethub: 2016’s Best and Worst States for Women

Dr. Ann Oberhauser collaborated on a ranking of states based on the needs and expectations of women.

How Iowa’s Midsize Cities have been left behind – Dr. David Peters

If you live in one of Iowa’s “micropolitan” cities, chances are your community is doing worse than small towns and big cities, according to new data.

Politico: de Blasio Completes his Awkward Tour of Iowa

Dr. David Peters explains how de Blasio’s income inequality message doesn’t resonate in Iowa.

Farm Poll Shows Farmers Increasing Use of Nutrient Loss Reduction Practices