Farming

Several Iowa leaders are asking the federal government to add turkey farms to the types of agricultural businesses that get relief from…

Studies have found the rates of mental illness and suicide are higher for farmers. The profession requires long hours, limited social contact and is often…

While top scientists from around the world point to data that says the drier rangeland climate found west of the 100th Meridian has shifted east in the…

With grilling season coming, meat eaters in the United States may be treated to slightly lower prices.Many factors contribute to the price consumers pay…

A few weeks ago, Andrew and Melissa Dunham of Grinnell Heritage Farms announced they will not offer their storied community-supported agriculture, or CSA,…

Planting pollinator-friendly habitats is popular right now, but some Iowans go even further and become backyard beekeepers. Now it’s easier than ever to…

Farmers and landowners enrolling acres in the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program have a new practice available to them.Areas of…

A much-anticipated update to the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement is one step closer to implementation.On Tuesday, the Senate Finance…

People are eating a lot of meat, both in the U.S. and around the world, and that could be good news for the cattle sector in 2020. Things are looking up…

On a side street near the Des Moines Water Works, a tall fence surrounds three garden plots. Geese fly overhead while trucks drive past a sign between the…