Seed supply shortages could cause problems for farmers in Iowa this spring. Flooding early in the season last spring devastated parts of southern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa, and Casey Staloch, with Albert Lea Seed Company in Minnesota, says seed production really...
Republicans who oppose the use of eminent domain to seize land for the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline are urging Iowans to lobby members of the Senate to protect property rights. During a news conference at the Iowa Capitol today, Senator Doug Campbell of...
The Iowa-based World Food Prize Foundation is hosting an event in Washington, D.C. tomorrow (Tuesday) to focus on ideas for feeding the world’s expanding population. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who took over as foundation’s CEO March 1, said...
While a large portion of Iowa may see thunderstorms or blizzard conditions today, farmers across the state are still preparing for the planting season ahead, as tomorrow’s the first day of spring. Angie Rieck-Hinz, a field agronomist with Iowa State University...
The Iowa Senate has voted to expand a 2024 law that made it a crime to fly drones over animal feeding operations. The bill seeks to prohibit drones from being flown without permission over a farmstead that covers at least 40 acres and generates at least 15-thousand...
A guide to transportation regulations for farmers is now available from the Iowa Department of Transportation. The DOT’s Melisa Gillett helped create the farm guide. “There are many regulations that apply to agriculture operations, and it can be...
