DES MOINES, IA (11/09/2017) (readMedia)-- With only 392,400 minutes until the Iowa State Fair, August 9-19, 2018 the clock is ticking to create your one-of-a-kind concrete pig statue, the featured concrete sculpture for the 2018 Fair. Past concrete statues have included an ice cream cone, the state of Iowa, a cow, a horse, a ribbon, the Iowa State Fair logo and a Ferris wheel.

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is delaying the effective date of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today introduced legislation that builds on current public-private partnership efforts to ensure our veterans have the skills necessary to seamlessly enter the workforce after they return home. The Veterans Employment Training (VET) Act would provide grants to encourage local businesses and community colleges to offer our veterans the training needed to be successful in newly created jobs.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has enhanced its services at the American Job Center office and will hold an Open House on Monday, November 20.