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Hunting is a big deal both recreationally and economically for Kansas.

Major programs continue but deadlines loom

Major programs continue but deadlines loom

Other developments include a Dunkin' mobile coffee truck, a former Microsoft exec's guest talk and more.

Tucked behind Game House on the south side of campus lies an oasis that tells a unique tale. At the Grinnell College Garden, it’s not only lemon cucumbers, walking onions and new girl tomatoes that thrive, but also a deep-rooted bond between nature, life and community, according to Jonathan Andelson `70, professor of anthropology. “City...

(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at protecting and investing in farmland used for solar energy.

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart called on Iowa’s Republican U.S. House to put politics aside and work across the aisle on a budget resolution palatable to the Senate to avert a federal government shutdown.

Everyone agrees it’s a mess and very few admit they actually want to see it happen, but it looks like Government Shutdown 2023 is set to become the latest example of the world’s largest economy grinding to a halt – or at least the federal government portion of it.

If there is one thing Zach Ducheneaux remembers from being a kid growing up on a ranch during the 1980s, it was the loan crisis.

Jenna Ladd | December 30, 2016 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has modified a national conservation program in order to support beginning farmers. Since 1985, the Conservation Reserve Program has paid farmers a yearly rent for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. Most contracts last 10-15 years. Previously, if farmers broke the contract early,…