Editor’s note: This is the start of a series on the ins and outs of ag-related businesses.
ALLEMAN, Iowa — To improve Iowa water quality, it does take a village.
Ever since the pandemic began, shortages have become commonplace with significant effects in nearly every sector, including agriculture.
AMES, Iowa — Due to recent high temperatures and dry conditions, stocking farm ponds can be difficult to do this time of the year. However, se…
AMES, Iowa — July 1 marked the end of another era for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University when Mark Rasmus…
Typically in town festivals, people are honored for the work they’ve done in the community. In Readlyn, Iowa, they honor a grump.
The state’s main crop and livestock organizations rely on farmer-leaders to advocate for policy with legislators, lead meetings and speak for …
This past year has brought a new presidential administration to Washington, D.C., and also new leadership to Congress. With that in mind, here…
MONTICELLO, Ill. —Kids are swimming, kayaking, doing archery, learning about science and all the fun things they always do at 4-H Memorial Cam…
NASHUA, Iowa – Agricultural drainage is an important management tool for crop production in many areas of Iowa. The design, installation and m…
As I write this June 30, the Delta variant mutation first identified in India, has become the fastest-spreading coronavirus variant in the U.S…
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Using his words, Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators are holding President Joe Biden accountable for his earlier commitments …
“Conserving Ag’s Future Together” is the theme of the annual Iowa Women in Agriculture Conference at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny Aug. 5.
From steam-powered tractors to wheat harvests, the old days will be active in eastern Iowa this July.
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — On a June afternoon at the American Tractor Museum, Kenny Buchheit was in his element, talking with visitors and sharing inf…
AMES, Iowa — Kate Solko took a roundabout path to becoming a farmer, but her farm provides a direct way for some customers to be involved in farming.
The EPA has wide latitude to exempt refineries from federal mandates that they mix renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel, the U.S. Supreme …
SEYMOUR, Iowa — Ray Cook isn’t sure who has more miles on the motor — him or the 1946 Farmall B his father purchased two months after his birth.
ONAWA, Iowa — Farmers often add livestock or a new venture in an effort to diversify and spread out risk.
CORNELL, Ill. — Cat Delheimer competed in horse riding competitions for more than 20 years. She has no horses right now, but she is creative i…
Farmers and landowners who may be considering use of the Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program face an Aug. 1 deadline for applications and…
THOMPSONVILLE, Ill. — The rusting hunks of metal crammed into a building on Jerry Miller’s Franklin County farm are more than old tractors. Th…
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…
According to Jane Wolery, Montana State University Extension agent in Teton County, it’s important for farm and ranch families to build fences…
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…
The Iowa legislature passed a large number of bills this year, but few of them dealt with water quality, and some environmental advocates are …
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