The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Iowa is warming up, at least a little bit. Updated in November for the first time since 2012, the map, a standard guide ...

The only Zone 6 in Iowa is a teeny spot, just south of Keokuk. (See the full map at planthardiness.ars.usda.gov) Annual or perennial? In most cases, labels accurately tell you if a plant is a ...

but we’ll plant until we’re done,” Hunter says. Concerns About Drought The one concern is moisture. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor paints the picture in Iowa, showing nearly 80% of the ...

In 2015, the utility ran that plant a record 177 days ... federal regulators concerned about Iowa's contributions to the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone. Naig has also boasted about the model spreading ...