DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) recognized Iowa’s top pork industry leaders during the Iowa Pork Congress banquet on January 21
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Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says. By Anika
Have a Hay Day at McNay on July 8th
Haying Equipment Demonstration Planned at McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm By Logan McCrea AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting
ICGA Releases Top State and Federal Policy Priorities for 2025
JOHNSTON, IA – January 6, 2025 – The Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, released
USDA gives $73 million to create, expand smaller livestock processors
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its first grant awards on Wednesday — totaling about $73 million — to increase the processing capacity of smaller,
Bird flu strikes flock of 1.1 million hens in Wright County
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
Iowa’s drought nears worst in 9 years
The state’s drought continues to worsen amid dismal rainfall and is now the worst it’s been in more than two years, according to the U.S.
The Alternative – Eating Animals
We sold the calves Tuesday at the Waverly Sale Barn. When we got home and opened the gate to the feeding area the cows didn’t
