Coronavirus
Vaccination clinic to be held at Aquatic Center Saturday
Expanding vaccine availability to local places of interest makes getting the vaccine easier for members of the community, and the United Way of Muscatine is [Read More]
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Agriculture
June pork production down 6% on year
News June pork production down 6% on year The USDA says June 2021 red meat production was down 3% on the year at 4.669 billion [Read More]
Agriculture
Soybeans drop on profit taking, broader market
Market News Soybeans drop on profit taking, broader market Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans started higher and then gave back [Read More]
Coronavirus
State now providing home COVID tests
By Dar Danielson, Radio Iowa The Iowa Department of Public Health is shifting over to COVID home testing as the Test Iowa sites close down. [Read More]
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Democrats criticize Iowa’s GOP governor for pace of awarding rent relief
By O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa The top Democrat in the Iowa Senate is blasting Republican Governor Kim Reynolds for how the state has managed [Read More]
Coronavirus
Employees in seven MercyOne hospitals in Iowa notified Covid shots are required
By O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa Staff in seven MercyOne hospitals in Iowa must get the Covid vaccine by this fall. Employees and contractors hired [Read More]
Agriculture
May corn for ethanol use up big on year
News May corn for ethanol use up big on year The USDA says 447.558 million bushels of corn were used for ethanol production during May. [Read More]
Agriculture
Ethanol production climbs, supply grows
News Ethanol production climbs, supply grows U.S. ethanol production was up modestly last week, while stocks hit a multi-month high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration [Read More]
Agriculture
USDA Cattle on Feed report near estimates
News USDA Cattle on Feed report near estimates The USDA’s cattle on feed numbers were close to pre-report expectations. The total number of cattle on [Read More]
Agriculture
May red meat production up 14% on year
News May red meat production up 14% on year The USDA says commercial red meat production during May 2021 was 4.296 billion pounds. That’s an [Read More]