Walk into any Iowa cornfield and you’ll see the result of the longest agricultural research project in U.S. history. From the ...

Though the recent central Iowa ban on irrigating lawns has been lifted, there are still many questions about farmers’ use of nitrogen fertilizer. The use of nitrogen fertilizer is correlated with ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

Agriculture is the topic of these letters published March 9-15, 2026: ethanol and protein supply, crop protection needs, and conservation.

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt. A couple years ...

CENTRAL IOWA FARMERS. THE NEW CROP REPORT FROM THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELDS WITH THE COMBINE. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN IS LIVE TONIGHT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH ...

GEORGE, IOWA — Wind storms in Iowa and South Dakota on July 28 damage to communities and farms. “I was grinding feed that evening, and just before dark got done with chores and went in the house and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States is headed for a record-breaking corn harvest this year, but the surge in supply is threatening to lower prices ...

A bill would protect Iowa farmers from criminal and civil liability for greenhouse gas emissions caused by farming operations, such as "cow farts." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa farmers could face another debilitating Farm Crisis without a proposed $5 billion carbon capture pipeline to allow them to ...