Chad Hart, professor of economics at Iowa State University, and Peter Orazem, professor of economics and interim chair of the Department of Economics at Iowa State University, discuss the economy at local and national levels.

A new study shows agriculture is responsible for the bulk of the nitrate pollution in two Iowa rivers. And, a look at the long view for rural America with economic analysis from Ernie Goss and commodity market analysis with Chris Robinson.

Iowa House Minority Leader Rep. Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines) discusses the 2025 legislative session and what’s ahead for House Democrats.

Heavy rain and high heat blanket much of the country. Nitrate levels drop in Iowa waterways. Past failures in America’s land promise. And, commodity market analysis with Dan Hueber.

Explore the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in Iowa through three personal stories.

Farm labor gets caught up in political and policy scrutiny. A major metropolitan water treatment plant deals with high nitrate levels. And, an extended commodity market analysis with Jeff French and Ross Baldwin.

Dawn Martinez Oropeza, executive director of Al Exito and Nick Salazar, state director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) discuss the Latino population in Iowa.

RVO numbers provide a late week jolt to the system. The head of USDA updates House lawmakers. A look back at the recent history of this program and rural America. And, commodity market analysis with Shawn Hackett.

A reporters roundtable discusses the final bills of the 2025 legislative session that the governor signed and vetoed, as well as how certain 2026 races are shaping up.