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100-year-old veteran recalls battles of World War II

100-year-old veteran recalls battles of World War II

  • By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

CARSON, Iowa — Eighty years ago, Irvin Perdue left behind the battlefields of Europe for the rolling fields of southwest Iowa.

Extension offers summer’s worth of healthy snack options

Extension offers summer’s worth of healthy snack options

  • By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today

The approaching end of the school year and warmer outdoor conditions calls for snack adjustments.

WASDE report projects increase in sunflower production

WASDE report projects increase in sunflower production

  • Mark Conlon

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released by USDA in mid-May gave the market the first look at global production, supply, and demand forecasts for the 2026-27 marketing year for several crops.

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  • Chris Hardie For Agri-View

Nature is anything but predictable. Just ask hunters who spend many hours in the woods.

Moisture opportunities show up on the board in summer forecast

Moisture opportunities show up on the board in summer forecast

  • By Amy Hadachek, for the Midwest Messenger

More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center issued Thursday, May 21.

Pasture growth mostly strong after wet spring

Pasture growth mostly strong after wet spring

  • Crystal Reed

A warm and wet spring in many parts of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri has had an impact on pastures.

Illinois ag museum lets visitors step into past

Illinois ag museum lets visitors step into past

  • Crystal Reed

Editor’s note: This is part of series visiting farm museums throughout the Midwest.

Horse, hope and healing at Heartland Youth Ranch

Horse, hope and healing at Heartland Youth Ranch

  • Kristen Sindelar

A central Nebraska woman turned her love of horses into a nonprofit organization, Heartland Youth Ranch, offering hope and healing for the child and families amidst horse riding sessions, summer camps and a women’s retreat in the fall. 

Iowa farmers want action from lawmakers

Iowa farmers want action from lawmakers

  • By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today

Farm leaders seek more results in agricultural policy with the 2026 Iowa Legislative session ended and the June 2 primary election around the corner.

Wheat market continues to show strength

Wheat market continues to show strength

  • Mark Conlon

The weather, a bullish report from USDA in mid-May, and news that China may commit to significant purchases of agricultural products have combined to give the wheat market a little spark and some added strength.

Soldier farmers keep us free

Soldier farmers keep us free

  • Julie_Belschner

Farmers are the backbone and heart of this continent. Farming here goes back more than 10,000 years. Soldiers are the reason that in this century we are able to be free to be farmers. Until the past few decades, a huge number were one and the same.

High input costs challenge farmers

High input costs challenge farmers

  • Benjamin Herrold

Farmers could see a slightly improved bottom line for 2026 compared to last year, but high input costs continue to keep returns around breakeven levels.

Lawyer taps farm expertise in work with producers

Lawyer taps farm expertise in work with producers

  • Tim Kenyon

Eldon McAfee is an attorney with Brick Gentry P.C. in West Des Moines — recognized as one of Iowa’s top agricultural lawyers working on environmental issues on behalf of Iowa’s livestock industry.

Travel back in time with Holt County Historical Caravan Tour

Travel back in time with Holt County Historical Caravan Tour

  • Kristen Sindelar

Buckle up for a trip down memory lane for the Holt County 150th Birthday Historical Caravan Tour June 6. The day-long event will take you to five historical pit stops on the Highway 275-20 corridor, beginning at Ewing and ending at Stuart.

Building a hemp market

Building a hemp market

  • Janelle Atyeo

Hemp processors in South Dakota and Iowa are investing in new building-block facility they hope will give farmers a local market and build environmentally friendly homes. 

Corn the ‘little sibling’ to other commodities

Corn the ‘little sibling’ to other commodities

  • Mark Conlon

Corn prices have been rising of late, but not because of anything happening in the corn market in particular. It’s because other commodities have been rising and corn has been tagging along.

Farm for future innovation

Farm for future innovation

  • Rafael Garcia Kansas State University

The way Ray Flickner tells it, he must be one of the luckiest farmers in all the state because his life has been a front-row seat to the future of agriculture.

A hard working, honest man

A hard working, honest man

  • Glenn Brunkow

They say things come in three, and I hope that is true. This past week my Uncle Carl passed away unexpectedly. I know God does not give you more than you can handle. I just wish he did not have so much faith in me.

Good seed: Crop Improvement Association’s mission is trusted, quality seed

Good seed: Crop Improvement Association’s mission is trusted, quality seed

  • Janelle Atyeo

South Dakota farmers just put a lot of money in the ground.

Healthier soils translate to better beef, human health

Healthier soils translate to better beef, human health

  • Janelle Atyeo

Brian Brhel is working to farm closer to nature by growing diverse crops and incorporating livestock on the landscape. He’s fostering soil health, and raising healthy cattle and nutritious beef.

China purchases could be ‘game changer’

China purchases could be ‘game changer’

  • Crystal Reed

News from the United States-China talks could be a “game changer,” said Don Roose at U.S. Commodities.

Finished cattle strong; futures volatility remains

Finished cattle strong; futures volatility remains

  • Benjamin Herrold

With another strong week for finished cattle prices, University of Tennessee Ag Economist Andrew Griffith said the dollar value of each head is climbing into a very high range.

RX Equine offers management services for horse owners

RX Equine offers management services for horse owners

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.

Bring ag experiences to kids

Bring ag experiences to kids

  • Jason Maloney For Agri-View

Where will we find the next generation of farmers? How can we help more young people become interested in agriculture? We hear those questions frequently, but we don’t often hear answers. In Wisconsin there is an answer to those frequent questions; it’s a pathway that connects students to farming.

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    Sale barn math: the high cost of high prices

    • Katelyn Winberg

    On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.

    Cattle producers seek to find ‘common ground’

    Cattle producers seek to find ‘common ground’

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…

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    Producers suffer egg woes

    • Bernt Nelson American Farm Bureau Federation

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    Farmers wrap up planting, wait for rain

    Farmers wrap up planting, wait for rain

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    “You only get one chance at planting, and if you can control the situation, you go ahead and turn the key or flip the switch and you make conditions right for yourself,” said Jordan Uldrich from his farm in south central Nebraska.

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    SDSU's crop performance program helps farmers see how crop varieties stack up.

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