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Iowa fought to keep Corteva. Now, the company is helping farmers battle climate change
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 18 hours ago“It’s a constant battle.” Climate change, combined with a growing global population, creates the...
Severe weather keeps farmers out of fields — again
The Globe Gazette· 1 day agoCorn planted reached 88%. Sixty-six percent of the corn crop has emerged. Seventy-three percent of Iowa’s expected ...
Severe weather delays crop planting again
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIowa farmers had an average of about two days available for field work last week due to severe weather that spawned damaging winds, nearly 30 tornadoes...
Tornadoes and other severe weather keeps farmers out of fields – again
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 1 day agoCorn planted reached 88%. Sixty-six percent of the corn crop has emerged. Seventy-three percent of ...
Crop Watch: Great start in east, but excess water hampers west
Reuters· 2 days agoCrop Watch follows 11 corn and 11 soybean fields across nine U.S. states, including two each in Iowa...
Gene discovery could lead to resilient 'pixie' corn
Futurity· 11 hours ago“A hallmark of the current age of science is that we have all this high-quality genome data, whether for corn or humans or other organisms, and now we...
Here are four places to pick fresh strawberries this June near Des Moines
Gannett via AOL· 18 hours agoUpstream Gardens is located at 5987 N.E. 88th St., Altoona, Iowa. Strawberries cost $3.75 a pound if you do the you-pick, and online orders cost $6.50 a pound. Center ...full ...
Farming is “not easy and it’s a lot of risk” says Iowa soybean farmer - Marketplace
Marketplace· 1 day ago"Soybeans are down 18 cents today and then they could go up 50 tomorrow. Who knows?" said April...
Scientists identify gene that could lead to resili | Newswise
Newswise· 2 days agoA widely found gene in plants has been newly identified as a key transporter of a hormone that...
Cook: Congress must stop misguided, chaotic California policies
telegraphherald.com· 24 hours agoProp 12 is proving to be costly for not only Iowa pig farmers but California consumers too. My name...