Food & Drink

About half of the county fairs around Iowa have been postponed to next summer because of the coronavirus. Others are still happening, but some have scaled back or canceled their grandstand shows and concerts. One county fair in western Iowa last week blended precautions with fun.

Cooking and sharing meals brings people together. Learning to cook and prepare food might sound tedious and time consuming. But, with a few basic skills…

Health officials in Woodbury County struggled for weeks with what to do about a Tyson meatpacking plant in Nebraska that contributed to a rise in COVID-19…

Tyson Foods says 815 workers between two of its western Iowa meat processing facilities have tested positive for COVID-19.The company said in a statement…

Farmers markets like Sioux City’s will have a different feel when they open for the season. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation last week…

*This program originally aired on March 6, 2018.The human brain has substantially different dietary needs than other organs, and new research suggests…

Many pork producers in Iowa are wondering where they’re going to take their pigs after Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods shut down hog processing plants…

A green school bus pulls up to an elementary school in Sioux City. It’s a quarter past noon. Kids and teens line up at the bus to get a sack with…

This program originally aired on 2-5-18.For the last decade Sean Sherman, also known as the Sioux Chef, has been on a mission to educate Midwesterners…

A northwest Iowa food processing plant that was idled last spring has been bought by a new owner.Oklahoma-based Lopez Foods, Inc. bought the Cherokee food…