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State officials say Asian longhorned ticks and the parasite Theileria orientalis Ikeda were found in a cattle herd in Van Buren County. Livestock experts say producers should diligently check cattle for tick infestations and symptoms.

Bird flu and high supply chain costs contribute to a low egg supply amidst high holiday demand.

Chronic wasting disease — which affects deer, elk and moose — continues to spread throughout the Great Plains and Midwest. Just this year, authorities in western Oklahoma detected the state’s first case in a free-ranging deer.

Fungal disease and pests will never stop. Whether you're a first time gardener or a seasoned grower, experts have steps you can take to limit damage in your garden.

Visitors to the house participate in a simulation in which they assume the life of a person living with dementia. It's the only house-based dementia simulation in Iowa, and possibly the only one of its kind in the nation.

The disease, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2, was first observed in the southwest United States in March of 2020 and has rapidly spread to nearly half of all states.

As an invasive tick species spreads westward across the U.S., so does the threat of a new disease in cattle. Researchers are sounding the alarm.

To fulfill a friend's dying wish, an Iowa author shares his story to warn others about mistakes that led to his untimely and likely preventable death.

Charity Nebbe talks to Donald Lewis about insects, his career and retirement.

The highly pathogenic avian flu spreading through Iowa is threatening commercial and backyard flocks. This year’s lethal strain is also putting some wild birds at risk.