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Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its…
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Iowa's grape harvest is underway in many parts of the state and the news from the field is not good. State Viticulturist Mike White says a cold and wet…
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Farmers' markets are hopping, CSA boxes are full to bursting, and gardens all over the state are starting to produce, but sometimes a bumper crop can be…
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Melanie Hoffert grew up on a farm in North Dakota. Like so many others, she left. But now she feels torn between the land and people she loves and the…
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The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting 79 crashes and 5 fatalities involving farm equipment in 2013. Safety officials say drivers need to be…
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If things went well in your vegetable garden this year you may find yourself elbow deep in home grown tomatoes. Or maybe you have a tree that is loaded…
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While many farmers were bringing in this year’s harvest, they also were planting. Cover crops—like oats and winter rye—are becoming more popular, despite…
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After the dry summer, this harvest offers a good look at what drought resistant corn can do. In conjunction with Harvest Public Media, Iowa Public Radio’s…
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With Halloween approaching, attention is turning to pumpkins. But not all pumpkin fields are filled with orange.
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The current farm bill expires at the end of September and lawmakers won’t have a new one passed, thanks largely to election-year politics. Despite the…