December 22, 2020DERECHO RECOVERY ... Funds for farmers affected by derecho Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition announces more than $34,000 in recovery grants READ MORE
October 19, 2020NATURAL DISASTER ... Report: Damage from August wind storm in Midwest at $7.5B NOAA said it's currently the second-costliest U.S. disaster so far in 2020 READ MORE
September 10, 2020D-SNAP ... USDA expands D-SNAP in 10 counties Households that may not qualify under regular SNAP rules may be eligible READ MORE
September 1, 2020SEPT. 9 WEBINAR ... Lessons from the derecho Addressing storm damage and working towards resilient forest and tree resources READ MORE
August 27, 2020DISASTER ASSISTANCE ... USDA disaster assistance available after derecho Technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover READ MORE
August 20, 2020DERECHO RECOVERY ... Timely resources following wind storm Helpful resources are available as Iowans continue with cleanup and recovery READ MORE
August 18, 2020SOYBEAN MARKETS ... Beans rally despite record yield forecast Rally end of last week seems to discount USDA’s current yield forecast READ MORE
August 17, 2020NATURAL DISASTER ... Trump signs Iowa wind storm disaster declaration, may visit Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds filed an expedited presidential major disaster declaration seeking $3.99 billion READ MORE
August 13, 2020DISASTER SUPPORT ... USDA assists farmers, communities affected by recent derecho Assistance available for producers in the Midwest affected by the recent severe weather READ MORE