In 2022, the Census of Agriculture reported more than 90 percent of Iowa farms are family-owned; It needs to stay that way. Passing farms down from generation to generation benefits not just those ...

Christmas tree farms around central Iowa are starting to open. Many will open on Black Friday, but some opened as early as the weekend before Thanksgiving. Here are five Christmas tree farms ...

That happened thanks to the Iowa Farm Sanctuary, the state's first dedicated farm animal sanctuary. The now nine-year-old nonprofit is dedicated to providing a loving safe haven for rescued farm ...

THE SECOND, FOUND IN A BACKYARD CHICKEN FLOCK IN DODGE COUNTY. ALSO, A CONFIRMED CASE OF BIRD FLU IN SAC COUNTY, IOWA. USA TODAY REPORTS. IT’S IN A COMMERCIAL FLOCK OF TURKEYS. IOWA GOVERNOR KIM ...

In Iowa, the powerful Farm Bureau and other ag industry groups oppose regulations that limit fertilizer application or require farmers to clean up the pollution coming off their land. Instead ...

A recent Iowa Farm Bureau report shows the Iowa ag economy has seen a down trend from 2023 into 2024 that lead to farm incomes dropping by nearly 25%. IFB’s economics and research manager ...

Many types of common farm pesticides have been scientifically shown to cause cancers and other diseases, are harmful to the environment, and are known to cause extensive water pollution.

A renewed outbreak of bird flu is impacting egg producers, especially in nation-leading Iowa, leading to record ... cows also increased the risk that farm delivery trucks could carry the virus ...

The company has a plant in Cedar Rapids, where employees walked out in October. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, a major organization that provides financial and educational benefits to the Iowa ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it appears Farm Bill negotiations have become ... that could have been provided to producers in Iowa and across the country,” Vilsack said.