Iowa
The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.
The disease is causing turmoil for farmers who have a large crop in the making. In some cases, a Hail Mary fungicide application at R4 up to early dent (R5) might make sense this season, say agronomists.
The Heinrich family from Maquoketa, Iowa, was recently honored with the Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair.
The on-again, off-again reports regarding ICE raids is sowing confusion for those who rely on immigrant labor and causing labor shortages because employees aren’t showing up for work.
Native to east Asia, the ALHT was first detected in New Jersey in 2017. Since then, it has spread to more than 20 states with recent confirmations in Illinois, Michigan and Iowa.
A false report surfaced online, eliciting a direct response from the manufacturer that could not be more clear: “We’re not shutting down U.S. manufacturing. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.”
Daisy Brand has officially broken ground on a new $676 million dairy processing facility in Boone, Iowa, marking the company’s largest expansion to date.
Data from Iowa State and Peoples Company shows farmland values have softened this year, but by how much (and why) might surprise you.
How this Iowa dairy boosts their bottom line with genomics and crossbreeding.
Daisy Brand, a well-known sour cream and cottage cheese manufacture based out of Dallas, Texas, has announced its plans to build a new processing facility in Boone, Iowa.
Three flavored milk campaigns helped drive over 800,000 incremental pounds of milk sales at one of America’s fastest growing convenience stores.
During a year full of farm consolidation, Organic Valley, the largest dairy cooperative of organic farmers in the nation, added an additional 84 farms to its membership in 2023.
The Schutte family was presented with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award. This award recognizes Iowa livestock farmers who take pride in caring for the environment, their livestock, and being good neighbors.
A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.
A 4th generation dairy farmer branches out to start his own farm with an eye towards the next generation.
Organizers of the Iowa State Fair are pairing the event’s famous butter cow sculpture with another butter piece celebrating the Monopoly board game.
Purdue Extension is partnering with Indiana Dairy Producers and the Indiana Forage Council to offer the annual Indiana Regional Dairy Meetings at six locations.
The dairy’s venture into farm-to-fork dining could help change how consumers look at food.
About 18% of all livestock confined feed operations were cited.
State environmental officials in Iowa are investigating a complaint of a manure overflow from a storage facility on a dairy farm.
More than 200 fish were allegedly killed in Iowa after manure runoff went into a nearby stream.
The State Board of Animal Health says bovine tuberculosis has been found in the wild in Indiana for the first time.
A new milk processing plant in northeastern Indiana recently announced by Wal-Mart could cut into the amount of milk that dairy farmers currently have to ship out of state.
The state Board of Animal Health has voted to adopt standards that align Indiana with a federal livestock identification program.