Farming

The CyberTractor Challenge is a weeklong event for university students to learn about cybersecurity for agricultural equipment. Experts say the threats are evolving and becoming more complex.

World leaders and top experts in development, agriculture, economic policy, resource management and nutrition gather annually in Iowa for the Norman E. Bourlaug International Dialogue.

Shoppers are seeing record high beef prices at the grocery store. That's in part because the number of cattle in the U.S. is at an all-time low, while consumer demand has remained strong.

The Trump administration is closing all Job Corps centers in the U.S. by the end of this month, including centers in Denison and Ottumwa. Also, the New World Screwworm could disrupt American agriculture.

Global Greens helps former refugee and immigrant farmers grow and sell food in Iowa. With federal funding freezes, cuts and uncertainty, staff are exploring new ways to bring in dollars.

Five speakers shared their stories of grappling with gender and masculinity at a live event hosted by Investigate Midwest.

The Iowa Board of Regents made a handful of policy changes for its universities ahead of statehouse action this week.

A research and development site in Boone is using solar power, air and water to make farm fertilizer. The group behind the project calls it “green ammonia” because it does not rely on fossil fuels, like most synthetic fertilizers.

Commodity and producer groups are calling on the Trump administration to negotiate with trade partners and find new markets amid escalating tariffs and retaliation.

Hundreds of Iowa farmers, schools and food banks planned on federal dollars this year to support local food purchases. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut both programs in March. Iowans across the supply chain are looking for ways to fill in the gaps.