The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is offering large shade trees, low-growing ornamental and fruit trees, and evergreen tree species …
At the conclusion of harvest, decisions are made regarding what type and how much tillage is needed to prepare the seedbed for next year’s crop. Farmers consider different factors in their …
A Cherokee County tradition that is several decades old was repeated on Sept. 10 when area fifth graders participated in a countywide tour of farms and agri-businesses. The Cherokee Chamber …
The Iowa State Fair Heritage Farm Program is a prestigious recognition that honors families who have maintained ownership of the same farmland for a …
DES MOINES -- Consistent above-normal rainfall during the summer months slowed in August, leading to a return of dry conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update. …
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Debt Consolidation Tool, an innovative online tool available through …
At the conclusion of harvest, decisions are made regarding what type and how much tillage is needed to prepare the seedbed for next year’s crop. Farmers consider different factors in their …
Overview of Land Value & Leasing Over 58 percent of the cropland in Iowa is being farmed by someone other than the owner. Throughout the last month, over 70 farmland leasing meetings were …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, working with Iowa’s 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts and farmers and …
Results of Iowa’s 2024 pheasant population survey are in and the results were nearly identical to the 2022 and 2021. The annual August roadside survey found Iowa’s statewide pheasant …
Meat goat producers in Iowa and Wisconsin can improve their knowledge of the industry by attending Meat Goat Cohort 25, which will launch in October. This multi-session program is intended to …
Iowa's pheasant hunters bagged more than 590,000 roosters last fall, the most since 2007. The 62 percent increase in harvest was due to a strong population of pheasants and to a 32 percent increase …
Few states or nations put on a dairy cattle show like the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, where 50,000 visitors and vendors from nearly 100 countries will see 1,800 owners exhibiting 2,500 or so of …
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host Precision Agriculture and Animal Science Days on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 4-5, at the Northwest Iowa Research Farm near Sutherland. …
Iowa's sunflower and wheat fields will be popular places on Sept. 1, when thousands of hunters slip into the standing flowers and field edges in the early morning darkness for the opening day of dove …
The good news for Iowa's cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the southern half of the state seeing the best overall numbers. The better news for hunters is …
The DNR State Forest Nursery is gearing up for fall 2024 and spring 2025 seedling orders. Seedlings can be ordered Sept. 3 - May 30. The bare-root seedlings are packaged in bundles of 25 inside …
Rain makes grain, and two mid-August Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports offered this year's first in-the-field look at just how much corn, soybeans, and wheat–as well as other crops like …
For nearly five decades, Iowa PBS’s Market to Market has been covering the issues affecting the more than $1 trillion business of agriculture. This year, the series will reach a …
