Despite extreme weather, disease, Iowa set 2025 harvest records Donnelle Eller Iowa farmers harvested a record 2.77 billion bushels of corn last year, beating a record set nearly a decade ago despite struggling with disease pressure, a derecho, record rai... See more
Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig proposes state-level omnibus Farm Bill Donnelle Eller - Seeking a third term, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig has proposed a state-level Farm Bill to support farmers and rural communities. - The proposal includes tax break... See more
Economic development leader to head U.S. Farm Service Agency in Iowa Donnelle Eller U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is naming Starlyn Perdue, a longtime southwest Iowa economic development official, to lead the Agriculture Department's Farm Serv... See more
Northwest Iowa family farm to become conservation learning center Donnelle Eller A northwest Iowa family has agreed to let Buena Vista University students use their 160-acre farm on the north branch of the Raccoon River as a hands-on center for learning a... See more
Bird flu kills dozens of Canada geese in southwest Iowa Donnelle Eller - A bird flu outbreak has killed dozens of Canada geese in southwest Iowa. - State officials are cautioning residents to avoid sick or dead birds and report mass mortalities. - Milder ... See more
