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Preparation for Iowa's dove season impacted by the weather
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (162+ words) by Dar Danielson | Sep 3, 2026 Iowa’s mourning dove season is underway and DNR biologist Todd Bogenschutz says getting the food plots planted to draw the birds in was not easy. “It’s been a challenging year for them. Some, especially the guys…...
Iowans should report monarch roosts to help save the important pollinators
1+ week, 6+ day ago (325+ words) by Matt Kelley | Aug 21, 2026 Iowans are asked to be on the lookout for groups of monarch butterflies that might be congregating in our trees and yards as the vital, orange-and-black insects begin to make the long journey south to Mexico…...
More Iowa counties added to Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program
2+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 18, 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the next phase today of the program that uses conservation practices upstream to improve water quality from the drinking water sources for thousands of central Iowans. Naig says…...
Lab focused on water quality of Iowa's Great Lakes sees $6M addition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 20, 2026 A major expansion is underway at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in the Iowa Great Lakes area. The environmental research and education center on the shores of West Okoboji offers hands-on learning for people of all…...
Iowa pheasant outlook once again good for hunters
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) by Dar Danielson | Jul 10, 2026 The early pheasant forecast shows hunters in Iowa could once again have a lot of birds to chase. DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz uses weather information to predict pheasant numbers. “Our prediction is the population is…...
Eastern Iowa couple wins national acclaim for conservation efforts
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (229+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 6, 2026 A Solon couple is being named conservation volunteers of the year by the National Wildlife Federation. Joe Wilkinson has spent decades working in conservation in Iowa, while Sue Wilkinson dedicated her retirement to it. The…...
Ernst says she's focused on getting Farm Bill across the finish line
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (209+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 2, 2026 With 185 days left in her last term in the U.S. Senate, Joni Ernst says she’s focused on getting a Farm Bill to the president’s desk. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, is a member of the Senate…...
Central Iowa training center to focus on conserving land and water
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (279+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 29, 2026 A new classroom facility is opening in Marshall County that’ll be used to train more people to conserve water and soil. It’s on the demonstration farm owned by the Iowa chapter of the Land Improvement…...
Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium please with increased numbers
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (273+ words) Radio Iowa Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium please with increased numbers Surveys at sites in Mexico where monarch butterflies spend the winter have some encouraging news about their numbers. Mykayla Hagaman keeps an eye on those numbers at Iowa Monarch Conservation…...
Why people are flocking to Iowa hatchery for backyard birds
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) by Matt Kelley | Mar 23, 2026 A new study finds 13-percent of all homes in America now have some sort of backyard bird flock, and the nation’s largest producer of “pet” poultry is in north-central Iowa. Rudd-based Hoover’s Hatchery sells millions of…...