Good Morning! Today is Thursday, March 19th, the 78th day of 2026. There are 287 days left in the year.
Join us to recognize Iowa’s farmers and farm families at the Farmer Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 25 at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo…it’s free and open to everyone…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig will be the guest speaker…you’ll also hear from Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson…go to kxel.com/farmer to reserve your free tickets (or send email to jeff@kxel.com, or send a text to 319-235-1540).
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03)… Jeff Margrett on next week’s FIRST Robotics competition in Cedar Falls… farmer Dan Voss from the “Brewing Conservation on the Cedar” event… from the archives, a 2021 conversation between KXEL’s Tim Harwood and Jim Waterbury, who passed away earlier this month… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation in tribute to the late broadcaster Orion Samuelson… and a Radio Free Hillsdale special conversation between Scot Bertram and author Mollie Hemingway.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Mark Meckler of Convention of States… John Piotti of American Farmland Trust joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Annette Knoop on the Traer Quilt Experience… and a new episode of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Tote Board Record” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The Federal Reserve did not change interest rates this week. If you were a voting member, what would you have done?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
Scroll down for today’s KXEL Morning News summary…and as always, contact us via email (kxel@kxel.com) or text (319-235-1540).
Make the most of your day!
