The Iowa DNR continues to investigate a fertilizer spill at the New Cooperative near Red Oak that...
Pork Producers CEO says Perry plant closing adds more headwind for producers
The CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association says the pending closure of the Tyson pork plant in...
IWD mobile center to help Tyson workers in Perry
Iowa Workforce Development is sending its new mobile Iowa Works center to Perry after the...
Tyson to close its pork plant in Perry
Tyson Foods announced it is permanently closing its plant in the central Iowa town of Perry. A...
National ag survey shows Iowa gained farms, younger farmers
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he noticed two surprises in the latest Census of...
94-year-old rural Tabor man dies in grain bin accident
One person died in a grain bin accident in southwest Iowa on Monday. The Fremont County Sheriff’s...
Senate backs ‘American Cream’ breed as Iowa’s official state horse
The Iowa Senate has voted to name the American Cream draft horse the official horse of Iowa. It's...
Iowa Senate OKs rules for plant or insect based proteins labeled as meat
The Iowa Senate has voted to establish fines for food processors that sell products in Iowa with...
Sen. Grassley to question Sec. Vilsack on passage of Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow on the U.S.D.A. at...
Bill tightens Iowa’s ban on foreign ownership of farmland
Governor Kim Reynolds says "American farmland needs to remain in American hands" and she will...
Farmers are concerned about dry soil headed into planting season
As spring nears, farmers are starting to worry again about moisture levels, because the latest...
Iowa farmer calls on Congress to pass ‘climate-smart’ Farm Bill
A central Iowa farmer is appealing to members of Iowa's congressional delegation to develop and...
Teen dies in Howard County farm accident
A fourteen-year-old boy has died in a north Iowa farm accident. Howard County Sheriff Tim Beckman...
U.S.D.A. says Iowa needs to speed up processing of SNAP benefits
The federal government says Iowa isn't processing food assistance applications fast enough. U.S....
Poll finds ‘farmer’ is the preferred name for those who run farms
The latest "Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll" answers the question of what we should call the men and...
Bill to require labeling of ‘manufactured’ meat
A bill that's cleared an Iowa Senate committee targets protein products marketed as meat, but that...
Iowa FFA week activities set to get underway
Iowa's FFA members will celebrate the group's 96th anniversary as FFA week starts this Saturday....
Iowa Senate panel approves bill with liability protection for Roundup’s maker
The Iowa Senate Ag Committee has approved a bill that gives some liability protection to farm...
Northeast Iowa maple sap taps begin flowing early thanks to warm temperatures
Maple sap harvesters across northeast Iowa got the season started nearly three weeks early thanks...
Farmers speak out about severe weather events in ISU poll
The latest edition of the "Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll" from Iowa State University Extension...
Former Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey has died
Former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey has died. Northey, who was 64, was a...
ISU celebrates scientist, inventor and alum George Washington Carver
Today is George Washington Carver Day in Iowa, and a Des Moines attorney will portray the...
Summit Carbon announces partnership with ethanol producer
Summit Carbon Solutions is partnering with a company that operates 17 ethanol plants in Iowa and...
Tougher penalties in Iowa for trespassing on farms upheld
A federal appeals court has upheld enhanced penalties in Iowa for trespassing on farms. A federal...
Program links immigrant farmers with land to grow culturally-relevant food
An eastern Iowa program works to connect immigrant farmers with plots of land to farm. Emmaly...
ISU survey finds farmland values up again, but leveling off
The Iowa State University Farmland value survey shows a record price once again, but the increase...
Iowans see benefits in raising goats for milk
Goat milk production is the focus of a seminar by the Iowa State University Extension department...
Report finds farmland holding value in face of economic issues
A report on national farmland values shows prices are holding their own despite several down...
First Black Farmers Conference planned for Iowa
The state’s first-ever Iowa Black Farmers Conference is planned to be held in Des Moines later...
Grants available to grow veggies for Iowa food banks
Iowa State University's Extension Department has grants available for organizations to use to grow...