IDALS announces applications were open to Choose Iowa members for cost-share grants to improve processing and equipment.

HAWARDEN, Iowa ( KCAU) — With Christmas just around the corner, it’s advisable to buy a tree sooner rather than later. “This is our busiest weekend,” said Robin Smith, owner and operator of T&S ...

Jenny Steffensmeier, owner of Steffensmeier Welding & Mfg., Inc. in Pilot Grove, IA, was recently elected to the Board of ...

It’s no secret that economic efficiency is essential to profitability in crop production. At times like this, however, it’s ...

Farmers in Iowa and across the Midwest are facing extreme financial distress due to three years of falling profits. Iowa recorded the second-most farm bankruptcies in the nation during the first half ...

Iowa's farm income is projected to fall 24% in 2026, continuing a multi-year downturn. High production costs, reduced government aid and lower crop values are key factors in the decline. Despite a ...

From apples to corn to soybeans, the fall harvest season becomes a life of its own in central Iowa. Conversations in coffee shops or at the super table about weather, commodity prices and political ...

From left: Moderator Chip Flory asks a question as farmer-panelists Steve Pitstick, Benjamin Riensche, and Todd Kimbrell listen and prepare to respond. Texas farmer Dale Allen is just off frame.

Soybeans sit ready to be harvested in Norway, Iowa on Friday. Iowa farmers grow nearly 14 percent of the nation’s soybeans, according to the Iowa Soybean Association. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Buy ...

Iowa farmland values have decreased by 2.2% over the past year due to low crop prices and high costs, a new report shows. The average value for tillable land in Iowa was $10,371 per acre as of Sept. 1 ...