Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced plans to introduce the Iowa Farm Act, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said he plans to file the first Iowa Farm Act, to support farmers and rural ...

The state agency described the proposed bill as 'first-of-its-kind, comprehensive legislative package designed to support ...

The United States is headed for a record-breaking corn harvest this year, but the surge in supply is threatening to lower prices at a time when farmers are already feeling the pinch. Stu Swanson, an ...

Though the recent central Iowa ban on irrigating lawns has been lifted, there are still many questions about farmers’ use of nitrogen fertilizer. The use of nitrogen fertilizer is correlated with ...

USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

Kernza boasts low inputs, nutritional grain and roots that are highly effective at absorbing nitrate before it can leach into ...

Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt. A couple years ...

Pro Farmer economist Lane Akre led the Eastern leg of this year’s Pro Farmer Crop Tour. He says Pro Farmer estimated U.S. corn production at 16.204 billion bu. based on an average yield of 182.7 bu.

GEORGE, IOWA — Wind storms in Iowa and South Dakota on July 28 damage to communities and farms. “I was grinding feed that evening, and just before dark got done with chores and went in the house and ...