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Secretary Naig Announces Availability of Crop Insurance Discount Program
Farmers and landowners who plant fall cover crops can earn $5 per acre discount on spring crop insurance premiumsIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will once again offer its Crop Insurance Discount Program for acres that are planted with cover crops. Farmers and landowners who plant cover crops this fall will have the opportunity to apply for a $5 per acre discount on their spring crop insurance premiums.
Safety First: Considerations for Early Fall Manure Removal

Naig Announces Availability of Online and In person pesticide applicator testing
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship offers testing to help ensure the safe, accurate, and effective application of crop protection products Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is again offering in-person and online pesticide applicator testing options for commercial and private applicators this fall.
Ernst Names Tootsie’s Ice Cream & More the Small Business of the Week
Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Tootsie’s Ice Cream & More of Benton County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties.
Mystical Moments and More opens in Vinton

Fareway Kicks Off the Fourth Annual Iowa Wave Shirt Round Up

Grain Indemnity Fund Assessment to Continue for Additional Year
The Grain Indemnity Fund serves as a low-cost insurance policy for Iowa farmersThe assessment on grain sold to or deposited at Iowa-licensed grain dealers and warehouses as part of the Iowa Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund (Grain Indemnity Fund) will continue for an additional year. Barring any further claims made against the fund, the assessment is anticipated to cease on August 31, 2025, in accordance with Iowa law.
Meat Goat Cohort Will Provide Learning Opportunities for IA and WI Producers
