
Farm Bill clears U.S. House
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 – commonly known as the “Farm Bill” – cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, April 30 in a 224-200 vote.
It now heads

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 – commonly known as the “Farm Bill” – cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, April 30 in a 224-200 vote.
It now heads

The DNR online interactive fishing atlas will be updated on May 14 with a fresh design and improved search features to help anglers plan their fishing trips more efficiently.
New features will streamline angler

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has relaxed the fishing regulations at Lake LaVerne to allow anglers to more freely harvest game fish before the lake is drained in late May as part of a

Iowa’s volunteer community scientists have identified 13 species of bumble bees, including five of seven priority target species, as part of the Bumble Bee Atlas, a national survey collecting information on species present and their

Turkey hens pay the price for keeping the ecology ball rolling, so to speak.
A recently published study on female wild turkeys shows how different stages of reproduction influence the survival of hens and

Iowa’s annual walleye collection has begun at Rathbun Lake, as well as on the Mississippi River. Collection efforts will begin in the next few days at Storm, East Okoboji, and Spirit lakes.
In

Mostly dry wetland conditions across the U.S. and Canadian prairies could diminish spring duck production without significant precipitation falling over the next few weeks as birds settle across Minnesota and the Dakotas.
That’s the

An Iowa angler is now a world record holder after international officials confirmed the 71-pound, 8-ounce grass carp he caught last summer.
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) announced that Jakob Mackey’s fish broke

Iowa’s popular trout stream stocking season starts on March 30. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the printed DNR trout stream map or visit the DNR trout fishing webpage for more information on
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