Tag Archives: drought

• Agriculture

  Farmers hope recent rains continue

  Monday’s showers were a welcome sight for area farmers. “We’d like to put the drought behind us,” said Rock Island…
• News

  Dry Weather Can Cause Squirrel Shortage

  Whether you love them or hate them, there might be fewer squirrels thanks to the drought. Iowa’s Department of Natural…
• News

  Recent rain help keeps some Christmas trees alive

  With the official start to fall tomorrow, area Christmas tree growers are gearing up for their big season. But one…
• News / Weather

  Rain is Too Little, Too Late

  The start of the month of September has been a wet one for our area. The Quad Cities have seen…
• Agriculture / Health / News / Weather

  Toxic Mold Threatens Corn Crop

    It’s been a rough year for area farmers, but now many are wondering if their corn crops that have…
• News

  Rain arrives in the QCA

    Rain finally arrived in the Quad Cities. It fell steadily Sunday for most of the day. The rain is…
• News

  Local communities lift burn bans

  East Moline, Illinois and many Iowa counties are among those ending their bans on open burning after rain brought some relief to the drought.
• News

  Fall crops may come early

  Drought conditions have already pushed corn prices to record highs. The impact on your favorite fall crops, though, may be…
• Agriculture / News / Weather

  Melons Love Our Hot Dry Weather

  As the hot dry weather causes more and more of our corn and soybeans to wither and wilt, the Midwest…
• News

  Farmer’s Market vendors react to drought

  Saturday’s rain was a very welcome sight for area farmers. But, the big question remains- has the damage already been…
• News

  Burn ban ignored by some in East Moline

  Every day the Quad City area goes without rain the threat of fire intensifies.  East Moline is one of the…
• News

  QCA Water Usage on the Rise

  As our drought continues and hot weather refuses to leave water usage around our area is, just as you’d suspect,…