Katie Peikes
ReporterKatie Peikes was a reporter for Iowa Public Radio from 2018 to 2023. She joined IPR as its first-ever Western Iowa reporter, and then served as the agricultural reporter.
Before moving to Iowa, Katie worked as a science reporter and fill-in host for Delaware Public Media, where she spent two years reporting on Delaware's coast and the region’s poultry industry. She has also worked as a journalist in Utah, reporting on a wide range of topics including local government, education and the environment. She is originally from Connecticut.
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Iowa Agricultural Mitigation will use the $684,000 grant and matching funds to close the last two remaining agricultural drainage wells in Wright County.
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Bird flu has hit several commercial turkey flocks in northwest Iowa this month, leading to the destruction of more-than 400,000 birds. An economist says that’s likely to have an impact on turkey production in that part of the state.
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The average value of Iowa farmland this year is more than $11,000 per acre.
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Midwesterners are becoming more familiar with derechos after two major storms hit the region in as many years. Scientists are grappling with how to define the storms, gather data and predict what the future of derechos will look like.
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial turkey flocks in Cherokee and Sac counties, the 25th and 26th confirmations in Iowa this year.
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Bird flu was confirmed in a Buena Vista County flock of about 40,000 turkeys, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced Friday.
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Iowa has a large turkey industry, but the turkey at the center of your Thanksgiving dinner likely isn’t from Iowa.
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture on Monday announced two more cases of bird flu. The virus struck a commercial operation of 1 million egg-laying hens in Wright County. It's the second large flock in the county to be hit by the virus this fall.
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the latest case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state was found in a commercial flock of approximately 1.1 million egg-laying hens in Wright County.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a grant to Iowa State University engineers to help small, rural communities reclaim wastewater and rainwater for other uses.