Iowa. For Wesley Everman, assistant professor and weed specialist at Iowa State University Extension, it's his first growing season with Extension staff but not his first living in the region. "I am a ...

From poison ivy to chiggers and coyotes, here are the hazardous plants, insects and animals to watch out for — and what to do ...

Many are getting out and enjoying the outdoors this summer, and while we all know to avoid poison ivy, there is another plant ...

In 2006, Meyer founded Backyard Abundance, an environmental educational nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people in Iowa City about environmentally beneficial landscapes. These landscapes, ...

Iowa’s backyard gardeners know how tough it is to keep out the weeds, so imagine what it’s like for farmers with a few hundred acres of crops. She says weeds are sprouting in many fields right ...

This summer, a weed he first saw and identified in an Iowa cornfield in 2016 – Asian Copperleaf (Acalypha australis) – has been found in the state again. This time, the weed was found in soybeans.

This is Iowa’s second Miyawaki forest, and it is now the largest in the state. The first forest is located in Brookview Park in West Des Moines, which contains 1,200 trees.

The annual Iowa State Fair Weed Identification Contest will be held on Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in front of the John Deere Agriculture Building.