Katie Peikes
Katie Peikes is a Sioux City-based reporter for Iowa Public Radio.
Katie joined IPR in July 2018 as its first-ever western Iowa reporter. Before she moved 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.
Katie has also worked as a journalist in Utah, where she reported on a wide range of topics including local government, education and the environment. She is originally from Connecticut.
Katie's favorite public radio program is Science Friday.
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Three companies say the carbon pipelines they want to build in the Midwest would remove carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and help fight climate change. Some farmers and residents are not so sure.
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Three companies want to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants, transport it by pipeline and store it underground.
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Emergency allotments that took effect in 2020 for those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will end next month. Many expect the decrease will be especially challenging for low-income families.
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Severe storms and tornadoes are common in the Midwest and Great Plains, and now Derechos are becoming well-known too. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 20, 2022.)
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Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are pretty common in the Midwest and the Great Plains. "Derechos," or fierce windstorms, are becoming a well-known weather phenomenon.
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Across the Midwest, farmland prices more than doubled over the past two years — making it difficult for young farmers to grow their businesses.
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Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science, and hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds.
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Bird flu is an increasing threat to poultry producers and backyard chicken owners. They're preparing for the worst as wild birds' spring migration peaks in a few weeks.
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Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest show corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade.
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On a recent hot Saturday morning at the Des Moines Farmers Market, lots of people walked by a tent that had signs hanging from it: “dare to eat...