06 Oct 2021

October is Cooperative Month in Iowa

By Leah Daniels

DES MOINES, Iowa (October 5, 2021) — More than one out of every three Iowans is a member of a co-op through industries like rural electric, credit unions, rural telephone, farm credit, petroleum, retail, and more. Some may not even know they are reaping the benefits of cooperative membership.

30 Sep 2021

Not So Scary Halloween Walk/Quad City Botanical Center

By Quad City Botanical Center

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2021) — Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for our sixth annual Not So Scary Halloween Walk.

10 Aug 2021

Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa’s Revamped Ag-Gag Law

By Mike Andrade-Heymsfield

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 10, 2021) — The Animal Legal Defense Fund, together with a coalition of public-interest groups represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, challenging the constitutionality of the recently-passed Iowa Recording Ban.

15 Jul 2021

Iowa Corn Farmers Take Priorities to Corn Congress

By Brandi Strautman

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 15, 2021) — Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA) farmer-leaders attended the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Congress meetings this week to advocate for key agricultural issues and priorities.

11 May 2021

Botanical Center Opens Children's Garden Phase 2 Addition 05/14; Ribbon-Cutting 05/15

By Melanie Shields

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2021) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting its Headwaters of the Mississippi River Ribbon Cutting event on Friday, May 14.

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our Children’s Garden phase two addition. This exciting interactive play exhibit expands our popular water feature and includes a naturalized pond, representative of the headwaters in Itasca, Minnesota.

20 Apr 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Implores EPA to Fully Back E15 Infrastructure

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 20, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has implored the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to follow through on expanding consumer-access to E15. These comments were submitted during the EPA’s public comment period. Her message can be viewed 

14 Apr 2021

Trend Toward Fewer, Larger Farms Locks Out New Farmers in Midwest, Scientists Say

By Abby Figueroa

WASHINGTON DC (April 14, 2021) — Over the past four decades, the United States has lost nearly half of its midsize farms in the Midwest, according to a new 

13 Apr 2021

Freight House Farmers Market May 2 and 3

By Lorrie Beaman

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 13, 2021) The bell rings on May 1, 8AM, on Opening Day at the Freight House Farmers Market (FHFM) outdoor season.

We are excited to again bring you the best and freshest market in the Midwest. From farmers to food trucks and everything in between, we will be there Saturday and Sunday to bring the “Happy” back to the Quad Cities.

13 Apr 2021

Iowa Future Farmers of America (FFA) Holds 93rd Annual Conference

By Scott Johnson

ANKENY, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — FFA members across Iowa will be celebrating success when they gather for the 93rd Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 18-20 at Iowa Event Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization.

12 Apr 2021

Quad City Botanical Center Names Executive Director

By Melanie Shields

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2021) — The board of directors of the Quad City Botanical Center announces Ryan Wille’s appointment as executive director. Wille assumes the leadership position from Ami Porter, who started at the Center in 1998 and is retiring.

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