PELLA, IOWA (July 16, 2019) — Central College will welcome its largest incoming class in five years with this fall's group of 365 students. Enrollment for the 2019-20 school year includes 346 first-year students and 19 transfer students.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 16, 2019)  An analysis of implementation rates of conservation practices identified in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) reveals that participation is stalling, despite optimistic messaging in the 2017-2018 annual NRS progress report.

WASHINGTON DC (July 16, 2019) — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California issued the following statement after today’s hearing on the state of the livestock and poultry industry.

 

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 16, 2019) — Hy-Vee Inc, in partnership with Variety — the Children’s Charity, a national charitable organization that improves the lives of children in need, announced today that its Petals for Pedals fundraising event will take place from July 17-30 across more than 250 Hy-Vee stores.

WASHINGTON DC (July 16, 2019) — House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California delivered the following remarks at Tuesday’s hearing on the state of the livestock and poultry economy.

[As Prepared for Delivery]

“Good Morning and welcome to today’s hearing of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on the state of the livestock and poultry economy.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new-business filings in a single year, for the fourth year in a row. During Fiscal Year 2019, which concluded on June 30, 24,720 new businesses filed with the Secretary of State’s Office. That is a 4.5% increase from last year’s record high of 23,649.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans to make nominations for the sixth annual Iowa Job Honor Awards.

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 15, 2019) — Monmouth College and the Warren Achievement Center collaborated to provide a memorable experience for a dozen of the center's Achievers, thanks to a grant from Monmouth's Buchanan Center for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the National Endowment for the Arts.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Cheryl Arnold to chair the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, effective today. The term will end April 30, 2022.

WASHINGTON DC (July 15, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to modernize the H-2A program to reflect stakeholder-concerns and improve access to a legal source of agricultural labor:

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