1987-1992 – Mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 1992 – Elected to the Iowa Senate. 1994 – Wins reelection to the Iowa Senate. 1998 – Becomes the first Democrat elected governor of Iowa in more than 30 ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on May 21 that USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 U.S. organizations, under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), to build demand for ...

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new strategy ...

A federal judge ruled last year Missouri’s food aid system was “overwhelmed,” had wrongly denied assistance to applicants, and had caused many to go hungry. A new bill signed by President Trump will ...

With more residents required to work to qualify for SNAP and funding shifting to states, Missouri’s system shows what may ...

Bill Knapp, one of the architects of modern downtown Des Moines, will be interred at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, another ...

“The Des Moines area and the entire state of Iowa lost a legend with the passing of Bill Knapp. A visionary, community leader, philanthropist, developer, veteran, political activist, friend, and ...

Nora Lane, a longtime volunteer at the Gateway Food Pantry in Arnold, Missouri, sorts through a recent grocery delivery. (Samantha Liss/KFF Health News) WARRENTON, Mo. — Distributing food stamps soon ...

The Trump administration recognizes stewardship, supports productivity and restores the dignity of America’s landowners.

The Agriculture Department will complete a reorganization of more than half the current D.C.-based staff to five regional ...

When heavy rains flooded pastures in East Hardwick, Maine, in July 2023, rancher Ben Nottermann couldn’t reach his livestock ...

A study estimated that 62% of capital gains would be subject to a higher tax under the White House plan, but less than 3% of those reporting gains would be affected. Olympia passes a 7% tax on gains, ...