WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Out of an abundance of caution, Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all varieties and all sizes of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on. While final test results are not expected for approximately 7-10 days, due to […]

Strawberry Fields Pasta Salad 16 ounces bow tie pasta 1 pound strawberries hulled, and sliced 4 cups baby spinach 1½ cups red grapes, sliced in half 1 small red onion, sliced thin 15 ounces mandarin oranges, drained 8 ounces feta, crumbled 12 ounces poppy seed dressing ½ cup pecans salt and pepper to taste Bring […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) is seeking applications for the next “Grow Your Future” Award winner. This competition, reserved for IFBF members ages 18-35, is for entrepreneurs with a farming-related niche or specialty business. First, second and third place finalists will receive $7,500, $5000 and $2,500, respectively, to expand their businesses. To […]

AMES, Iowa—Farmers have many options for improving and increasing yields throughout the growing season, but the most important factor is arguably to start with quality seed. There are roughly 800 private seed companies in the United States and about 75 within Iowa – all that make claims about the quality of their seed and how […]

BOONE, Iowa—A soil health workshop will be held Aug. 4 at Iowa State University’s Field Extension Education Laboratory southwest of Ames. Participants will learn how to evaluate soil health and communicate about soil health related topics more effectively. They will also have the opportunity to network and learn from both new and seasoned soil health […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has released a weather briefing about the potential for storms over the 4th of July weekend. At this time, the higher chances of stormy weather appear to be Sunday night into Tuesday. Severe storm chances are pretty low, but lightning and some heavy rain is […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Bondurant Farrar over Boone 10-0 6inn Ogden over Panorama 12-0 4inn   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Bondurant Farrar 10-1 Ogden over Panorama 10-2   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Class 2A Regional Tournament Woodward Granger at Madrid (7pm on KWBG) Carlisle at Boone