land use

The governor's education plan meets resistance. The state prepares to reduce unemployment benefits. And the push to license midwives hits a snag.

Under the bill, solar panel fields could only be installed on less productive farmland. They also must be at least half a mile from other solar panel fields and at least 1,250 feet from the nearest neighboring landowner.

In June, Iowa counties lost members of their boards of adjustment and zoning commission because of a state law. Some are still trying to fill those vacancies.

A team of Iowa researchers has concluded that there's no actionable evidence that the sound of wind turbines is a danger to public. Instead, the report…

In an annual survey, Iowa State University economists found the age of farmland owners continues to climb, and with that the number of acres owned…

Big cities in the Midwest are gaining ground on the rural communities that, for many decades, have thrived on the edges of urban development.Since 1980,…

Iowa’s newest land trust aims to connect young farmers looking for land with farmers looking to retire.Suzan Erem, president and founder of the…

Land in Fulton County, Ill., that was farmed for more than 80 years is being returned to its original wetland state – and the early results are promising…

When Siobhan Spain and her family deconstructed an old barn on their family farm a few years ago, she re-used the barn wood instead of sending it to the…

In rural Iowa, it feels like there’s plenty of room, but the land that makes up that seemingly endless wide open space is very much in demand.The state of…