CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — The Mathias Ham Historic Site has been named the Silos and Smokestacks "People's Choice Site of the Year." The Grout Museum District in Waterloo and Brucemore in Cedar Rapids were both honored as being one of the top-three sites.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 3, 2019) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting Chocolate Experience 04/06. 

It’s a family-friendly event for all ages with free chocolate samples, products for sale for Easter and Mother’s Day gift-giving, and hands-on activities for kids and adults.

Local and regional chocolatiers, sweet-treat shops, a brewery, and non-edible chocolate vendors will be offering free samples and sharing their chocolate knowledge.

WASHINGTON DC (April 2, 2019) — A new study released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds greenhouse-gas emissions from corn-based ethanol are about 39 percent lower than gasoline. The study also states that when ethanol is refined at natural gas-powered refineries, the greenhouse-gas emissions are even lower, around 43 percent below gasoline.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), founded a century ago on the premise of helping rural Iowans weather the challenges of farming, is donating $35,000 for flood-relief efforts to help manage the immediate needs of Missouri River flood-victims. The donation includes $20,000 to the Red Cross and $15,000 to the Nebraska Farm Bureau Disaster Fund.