A deadly and highly transmissible avian influenza recently infected a flock of about 1.1 million egg-laying chickens in north-central Iowa, the Iowa Department of Agriculture
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Opinion: Where’s the GOP outrage over farm debt assistance?
I try to stay atop the day’s news. But I must have dozed off last week — because I missed the response from Iowa Republican
Corn and soybean harvests are ahead of five-year average
About 38% of Iowa’s corn crop has been harvested, and about 74% of the state’s soybeans have been taken from the fields, according to a
Farm Mental Health and Wellness Program Benefits Iowa Farmers, Rural Communities
Partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Brings Additional Resources, Mental Health Support to Rural Communities DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa farm families
Fine line separates some robust corn yields from poor ones
There’s an area of Humboldt County where farmers planted the same variety of corn in fields six miles apart, and one site had respectable yields
Surveys Show Historic Increases in Farmland Values and Cash Rents
Economist analyzes results of annual USDA surveys AMES, Iowa – The annual land value survey and cash rent surveys from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
Ag secretary candidates split on carbon pipelines, future of ethanol
The two candidates for Iowa secretary of agriculture split Friday on whether government should require unwilling landowners to allow carbon pipelines to cross their land.
‘Extreme’ drought expands in northwest Iowa
Unseasonably hot and dry weather last week in northwest Iowa caused a pocket of “extreme” drought to more than double in size, according to the
Clash over climate change funding emerging in farm bill debate
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and
To the Editor: Exhibit H
To The Editor, I am an Iowa landowner in Hardin County impacted by the Summit pipeline and relative of landowners in Wright County impacted
