My wife and I reside in the Waukee Community School District in Des Moines’ western suburbs. The big news here is that our second high school,…
A few years ago, my wife Marilyn suggested to me that I should write down personal observations that might be useful to others. Her suggestion…
Here in the Midwest, we’ve settled into the land of row crop production. Unknown to many, though, the region offers diverse agricultural produ…
Brandi Janssen serves as director of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH) and is an assistant professor at the University…
The value in a farm transition planning process is not only identifying issues but also (most importantly) finding solutions that fit your ind…
During a late-August trip through Illinois, Wisconsin and eastern Iowa, I noticed that corn fields were starting their dry-down process. The h…
Dan Thomson is a third-generation bovine veterinarian from Clearfield, Iowa, and serves as chairman of the Department of Animal Science at Iow…
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Those of us who live in agricultural communities are well aware of the hard work farming entails and the sacrifices that are required to susta…
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Katherine Un is the organizing and advocacy director for the National Young Farmers Coalition. The group is focused on a nationwide effort to …
They say it isn’t bragging if it’s true. The following is true, so I’ll tell my story at the risk of appearing to brag.
Farm show season has begun. Agricultural shows and fairs are up and running again, including one of the largest: the Farm Progress Show which …
Last month, when I visited with several farmers and farm journalists on the telephone and with people who attended a town hall meeting at my l…
Meaghan Anderson is an Iowa State University Extension field agronomist serving nine counties in central Iowa. Anderson grew up on a farm in c…
One of the things that I love most about my mother is her spunky and always positive outlook on everything she does. She is the most giving an…
Late summer is the season for lots of roadside attractions: fresh sweet corn by the dozen, tomato stands, and tractors out mowing ditches.
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There are several new ag tech products for machinery being introduced this summer.
Despite having the highest (overall) standard of living of any previous generation, rates of mental health problems continue to rise in the Un…
Family cattle farmers are the lifeline of rural communities across Iowa and the country, Sen. Chuck Grassley told the Senate Judiciary Committ…
Paul Lasley retired June 30 as a professor and Extension sociologist at Iowa State University.
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — As president of Eckert’s Inc., Chris Eckert carries on a long family tradition and oversees a multi-location enterprise tha…
The term “compact utility tractor” is certainly appropriate. These smaller-sized units offer the versatility to handle most everyday chores fo…
Yup, it happened again. A few weeks ago my wife was driving our lawn-mower tractor and pulling a cart piled high with weeds and tree branches …
If God had chosen me to be the first man instead of Adam, I would have never fallen for Eve’s “try it, you’ll like it” line. Naked lady or no …
During his final year of a three-year term, Al Lyman represents Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin for the Federation of State …