DES MOINES, Iowa — Dozens and dozens of boxes of strawberries line the front of Jordan Clasen’s stand as the Downtown Farmers Market opens, bu…
CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa — Jessica Wilson raised her first bucket calf in 1988. She probably didn’t realize it would be the first of many calves …
Farmers try to get the most out of their crop every season, but when prices are high, the value of a bushel is even more important. Figuring o…
As the heat of summer turns on, many Iowa farmers are hoping the rains turn on as well.
The Iowa legislature passed a large number of bills this year, but few of them dealt with water quality, and some environmental advocates are …
A lot of factors can go into fencing decisions, in particular as some costs go up and a few materials see reduced availability.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A steady flow of job seekers attended a job fair in central Illinois June 3. About 1,300 jobs were available from 50 local…
DES MOINES — Choose any industry in the U.S., and chances are it’s looking for workers.
Farmers needing some construction work done should be willing to open their wallets as well their calendars.
DES MOINES — The data may be there, but putting it to good use continues to be a challenge for pork producers.
The heyday for Palmer amaranth introductions in Iowa was 2016 with the planting of native seed mixes contaminated with Palmer amaranth. I am a…
MILO, Iowa — Robby Dittmer owns a Porsche. In fact, he owns three of them. But the vehicles Dittmer owns are not race cars. They are tractors.
ST. ROSE, Ill. — Paul Meyer still gets to work at 4 a.m. every day. But he doesn’t face the same stresses he did a decade ago.
Dairy farmers sometimes include clay in rations when aflatoxin is present in milk. But one study suggests that they should make it a regular p…
Canada thistle has been a consistent threat to crop production and perennial habitats since its introduction to the area in the late 1800s. Ca…
NORWALK, Iowa — Melissa Wubben grew up on a diversified farm in Worth County, Iowa, and always yearned for a return to her roots.
Planting season is in the rear view window and in a typical year, decisions on Conservation Reserve Program applications would also be well in…
Iowa Farmer Today will follow a field through the 2021 growing season. Starting at the end of March, photographer Jeff DeYoung will take month…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Grab your funnel cake, midway tickets and something deep-fried on a stick. County fairs are back.
SALISBURY, Mo. — For seedstock producers, when to start having production sales can be a big decision. For Charles Henke, the time was right i…
Although farmers have a reputation for working alone, in reality, farm work often requires teamwork. Especially when attaching implements to e…
After a two-year hiatus caused by foreign animal disease concerns and the COVID-19 global pandemic, the World Pork Expo returns to the Iowa St…
While the world’s attention focuses primarily on African swine fever, there are plenty of domestic diseases for U.S. pork producers to battle.
LEWIS, Iowa — Mike Marshall certainly did not think he would end up making a career in the pork industry. He planned to enlist in the Marines …
A strange session packed with Zoom committee meetings and arguments about masks ended in late May for the Iowa legislature, and farmers are ju…
After a few years of smaller numbers, a familiar pest might be present in Midwest fields as the summer growing season ramps up.