As children grow, they learn how to live by watching and imitating their parents, whether that’s through word or deed.
With the pandemic as the leading health challenge affecting everyone for the foreseeable future, I’m sharing some experiences on vaccination.
The idea of a carbon market is alive and well in Congress, but the timeline and direction are still up in the air, according to leaders of the…
During a week when President Joe Biden made major proposals to Congress and lawmakers discussed massive spending plans, the message from some …
The Growing Climate Solutions Act, initially drafted in 2020, was reintroduced to the Senate on April 20, 2021. The bill cleared the Senate Ag…
Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism of assertions from small oil refineries that they should be allowed to extend lapsed waivers from m…
One-hundred days from the opening ceremony of the 2021 Iowa State Fair, officials have announced a new attraction in the Elwell Family Park. A…
AMES, Iowa — Owning nearly half of the farmland in Iowa, women landowners play an influential role in decisions that impact agriculture and na…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Farm succession planning should not begin when the head of the family dies, says Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri Extensi…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack wants to talk about climate and biofuels and farm support programs. But sometimes he has to take a m…
When putting together a financial portfolio, diversification is a word that is often used for risk management. By not “putting all eggs in one…
As more Americans receive their COVID-19 vaccination and some local restrictions begin to ease, the food service industry is starting the proc…
BREDA, Iowa — Like most farm kids, Aisha Nieland and her younger siblings have a standard weekday routine — up early to eat breakfast and get …
Fixing roads and bridges is a job that seems to not have an end date. When one construction job gets done, that means another project isn’t ge…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An animal rights activist whose investigations and pranks have made him a leading foe of the livestock industry has bee…
The Iowa State Fair plans a full schedule this summer, and that includes the return of the popular Way We Live Award.
MATOON, Ill. — Todd Ratliff’s life is all about making people safe — in the Army, in his business and just walking down the street.
PONTIAC, Ill. — Less than half an hour into a food packaging event she organized, Libby Larkin jumped up on a cooler high enough to see all he…
NEW SHARON, Iowa — The mask can’t hide the excitement on Macy Moore’s face or in her voice.
The daffodils finally started blooming at my house and I couldn’t wait to get out for a long walk in the woods with my dogs. But no sooner did…
The year 2041 may sound futuristic, but it’s only 20 years away.
Researchers at Iowa State University are working with others to determine new methods of turning biomass and manure into fuel.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller submitted an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the biofuels industry’s challenge of three f…
NEVADA, Iowa — It’s a rainy day before the spring planting season has begun. The fields are brown, but the promise of green is there.
TOLONO, Ill. — While many people bundled up at home last year hoping to weather the pandemic, 16-year-old Delany Kamradt took action.
Byron Menke has been selling houses for a long time, but he cannot recall a time when “sold” signs replaced “for sale” signs before the dirt a…