The two Iowans who serve on the House Agriculture Committee say farmers need congress to complete action on Farm Bill provisions as soon as possible. Republican Randy Feenstra of Hull represents Iowa’s fourth congressional district. It’s considered the...
A top U.S. Department of Justice official says antitrust laws “exist for a reason” and the division she leads is investigating monopolies that could be limiting the prices farmers get for what they sell or controlling what farmers pay for seeds and other...
The American Farm Bureau’s 40th annual Thanksgiving Dinner cost survey shows another drop this year. Iowa Farm Bureau Research Director Christopher Pudenz says the survey checks the prices of 12 items each year. “The total cost came in at $55.18, which is...
A retired University of Iowa researcher who leads a non-profit group focused on water quality issues is exploring a run for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Chris Jones, a Democrat, is the author of The Swine Republic, a collection of essays about agricultural pollution...
Iowa State University already had a winery and a brewery. Now, it’s added a cidery. Erin Norton, director of the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute at ISU, says they’re debuting two types of hard ciders this fall. “We have one which is our...
There’s no U.S.D.A. weekly crop report due to the government shutdown, but the state’s top ag official says the end of the harvest is close. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says his travels around the state and conversations with farmers indicates the corn and...
