WORKERS WHO WILL BE PAID. NEW TONIGHT SOME FARMERS ARE SEEING LOSSES ON THEIR CORN CROP THIS SEASON. KCCI PEPPER TALKED WITH THE WOMAN TRACKING THE CROP DISEASE THAT’S CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. SHE SAYS ...

Alison Robertson says she has been at Iowa State University (ISU) for 21 years, and she’s never seen as widespread a problem southern rust is in Iowa this season. She believes the disease is present ...

NEWTON — Sometimes racing is better when it's corny. For the second straight year, John Deere planted a seven-acre corn drawing spelling out "I-O-W-A C-O-R-N" in the hills behind the backstretch at ...

Southern rust on a corn leaf. Editor’s note: The following was written by Alison Robertson, professor of plant pathology and microbiology and Extension field crops pathologist, and Rebecca Vittetoe, ...

The NTT IndyCar Series announced it will not include Iowa Speedway on its 2026 schedule weeks after the series saw a sharp attendance drop in 2025 at the Newton track. The announcement Tuesday, Sept.