Iowa State University Extension’s annual survey shows the first statewide decline in cash rental rates for farmland since 2019. Rental rates went up 9% in 2023 and were stable last year. The drop this ...

Ray Bickel spent over a decade driving a truck through giant corn and soybean fields in Clinton County, Iowa, applying pesticides. He says it was good work, while it lasted. In 2017, he had a heart ...

Corn planting is nearly complete in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows 91 percent of intended acres are planted, 12 days faster than last year and four days ahead of the five-year ...

U.S. ethanol production had a week-to-week increase. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged ...

While corn is grown all around the world, the United States is the largest producer. Among the states that produce American ...

Farmers are well ahead of the five-year state averages for crop planting, according to the latest numbers released Monday by ...

Overall, 58% of planted corn and 42% of planted soybean acres have emerged. More than 80% of soybean acres across the state have been planted. Iowa had an average rainfall of less than a tenth ...

Be proactive in evaluating crop emergence and uniformity. That information will help you make timely, informed decisions that ...

Now that were getting into the later half of may the planting season for many of iowa's farmers is well under ...

The state is seeking to restrict any food or beverage that qualifies for the state sales tax from purchase with SNAP. That ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach conducts ... typical cash rental rates in their counties for land producing corn and soybeans, hay, oats, and pasture. Of these, 44% came from farm ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the Healthy Kids Iowa demonstration project in lieu of the federal government ...