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Opinion

Dry fields, uncertain yields—How crop insurance can help

Editorials

Before long, harvest will be upon us. For farmers across the state, this year has been marked by weather events and strains, including drought. Despite their hard work, some farmers may see a decrease in their yields due to these conditions. If this is the case, they may need to rely on their ...

Dengler Domain: Zobel’s Memories

Local Columns

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Dysart baseball team. Relying on the Dysart Reporter’s archives to recreate their run through the postseason was great, but I hoped to contact a former player from the team. While not too many are left all these years later, I was fortunate to talk with ...

Federal funding expands broadband access in rural Iowa

Editorials

Access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet continues to be a challenge in rural Iowa, and its absence denies residents, industries, and small businesses a vital service. Without broadband access, rural residents are often excluded from online educational opportunities, the ...

On Nature: Dire Predictions

Local Columns

Critics of scientists who tell us that the world’s climate is warming as a result of the emissions of carbon dioxide like to point out past dire predictions that did not happen. One that is often mentioned was the prediction in the 1970s that a decade of cooling temperatures could continue ...

Between Two Rivers: Lincoln Highway bridge at a crossroads

Local Columns

TAMA - The iconic Lincoln Highway bridge here will have to be replaced in some manner, but the exact strategy has yet to be decided. The Tama City Council held a work session last Monday (Aug. 14) to go over the options. The tug-of-war between the 1915 bridge’s status on the National ...

Dengler Domain: Winding Stairs Festival Report

Local Columns

In case you live under a rock, the Winding Stairs Festival was this past weekend. It was wonderful. Seeing the community come together to celebrate Traer and more importantly, the 150th celebration was great. It is fun to see Second Street explode with current, former, and new community ...

Wetland Birthday

Editorials

“From April to September an average of ten wild plants per week come into first bloom. July 15, I eagerly watch for a prairie birthday.” –Aldo Leopold There is a narrow elevation along the north shore of Big Sissabagama Lake in northwest Wisconsin – home to a road of the same name ...

Dengler Domain: Dysart Baseball

Local Columns

Dysart has a history of good baseball teams. They won the American Legion Junior State Championship in 1956. This is an impressive feat, but only a few years before this monumental win, they almost won the high school state championship. They did this by defeating teams from communities ...

Holding China Accountable Without Hurting Iowa’s Farmers

Editorials

Last Thursday, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hosted a roundtable in Dysart, Iowa to examine theft of U.S. agriculture technology. This is an important issue, and we applaud the members of this committee for taking the time to listen to farmers who have ...