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Less than half of Iowa is suffering from drought
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoDrought conditions in the state continue to retreat amid abundant rainfall, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. A Thursday report shows the biggest...
Minnesota’s actions foreshadow potential farm regulations for Iowa
Quad-City Times· 14 hours agoAnhydrous ammonia is a common farm fertilizer used to boost corn yields. Environmental groups...
Iowa planting season still ahead of schedule despite storms
The Center Square· 2 days agoStrong tornadoes caused “significant damage” through western and central Iowa last week, but brought...
Iowa farmers' conservation practices to be a factor in renewable aviation fuel tax credits
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIowa farmers' conservation practices to be a factor in renewable jet fuel tax creditsIowa farmers'...
In campus protests, history is on the side of the protesters
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoWe shouldn't have to travel to Colorado or Minnesota to enjoy the outdoors. Come on, Iowa: We can do better. Ellen Grimes, Des Moines The call is coming from inside the house ...
Farm insurance unfairness: Taxpayers foot the bill, but only for the ‘golden crops’
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLet’s start with the price: $7,170. That’s the insurance quote I got this week from the only company...
Iowa advocates expect another push for pesticide tort protections next year
The Gazette· 3 days agoThe proposed legislation ultimately failed to gain sufficient support among Iowa lawmakers to pass...
Puppy-killing Kristi Noem may have brought us together
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 1 day agoI dated a guy in college who grew up on a farm in southern Illinois — El Paso, Illinois, to be...
Meet the American who invented the gas-powered tractor, entrepreneur John Froelich, helped feed the...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJohn Froelich, the oldest son of German immigrants, was born in Iowa in 1849. The grain mill...
Company behind proposed Lake Preston jet fuel plant buoyed by federal carbon credit ruling
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe company that aims to place a massive jet fuel plant in Lake Preston told investors Thursday that...