The Iran war is causing a spike in fertilizer and fuel prices; timing 'couldn't be worse' as spring planting nears and the ag slump continues.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is inviting every Iowan to celebrate Iowa Ag Week, March 23-30. The weeklong celebration highlights agriculture’s many significant contributions to Iowa’s ...

With billions spent, is Iowa's water improving? Farm leaders say yes, but more work is needed. Others want changes — from ...

When he joined the Iowa Soybean Association staff in 1989, Kirk Leeds thought he may only work there a few years. A 1983 Iowa ...

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

A 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll survey of 945 farmers shows increasing concern about soil compaction from heavier farm equipment. The post Iowa Farm Poll finds rising concern over soil ...

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

A new report examines whether Iowa farmers, highly exposed to pesticides, are getting cancer more often than others in the ...

Iowa Master Farmer award program was founded 100 years ago by Henry A. Wallace. Find out who's part of the Class of 2026.

The Iowa Cancer Registry says its latest report shows that farmers across the state had 13% fewer cancers overall in ...