Urban growers interested in indoor farming are invited to attend an upcoming webinar hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Urban Agriculture Program. The webinar will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. (CT). Christopher Currey, associate professor of horticulture at ISU, will present a session titled “Controlled Environments for Urban Ag: A Primer.” more

Most farmers in Iowa are finished with corn and soybean harvest or have just a handful of acres left in the field, according to average harvest rates. more

Pork royalty, like other royalty, tends to run in the family. more

Wilton resident Cami Maurer has worked with pigs her entire life, and though she can’t always spend entire days on her family’s farm like she did in her childhood, it’s these experiences that push her to continue being an advocate for the pork industry. more

Inspiration can be found in many places. For children’s author Jill Esbaum, finding it recently was as easy as looking out her front window. more

It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon in September at Dave Arp’s rural Davenport farm. But the firefighters gathered there aren’t paying any attention to the weather. more

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) will host its 107th Annual Meeting on Dec. 9-10 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. more

Iowa lawmakers U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, along with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, urged a “coordinated action” across the Trump administration to prioritize soybeans in a trade deal with China and to finalize renewable fuel guidelines. more

Warm, dry conditions across the state for most of the week gave Iowa farmers plenty of time in the fields to harvest corn and soybeans. more

McCarty’s Corner Farm and RaDar Farms will host this year’s National Alpaca Farms Days at 21060 240th St., Eldridge. Gates will be open Sept. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. There will be weaving and spinning demonstrations, make and take crafts, alpaca products, yoga, kids’ games, a magician, and of course, alpacas with other farm animals.  more

Cattle at a nature preserve in eastern Iowa appear to roam the land freely — no fences or cowboys on horseback patrol their movement. more

Small-scale producers, homesteaders, hobby and beginning farmers can access new resources available through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. more

Last week marked the first time since mid-June that statewide precipitation levels were below normal, while temperatures were 2-4 degrees above normal for the period, according to State Climatologist Justin Glisan. more

Complete results of the Mississippi Valley Fair! more

Corn across the state is a couple of days ahead of schedule, with 53% of corn acres reaching the dough stage and 9% entering the dent stage according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. more

A report from the Center for Rural Affairs found that funding from the Inflation Reduction Act had a “significant impact” on the adoption of conservation practices in Iowa. more

Corn rated nearly 90% good to excellent during the reporting period from July 21 through July 27, while wet conditions limited farmers’ activities in the field, according to the latest crop progress and condition report. more

Come one, come all to the Mississippi Valley Fair, which trots, squawks, hops, buzzes, trundles, tramps, motors, lows, and generally bursts into Scott County next Tuesday. more

Eighteen percent of soybeans are setting pods across the state, which is several days ahead of the 5-year average. Other crops across Iowa continue to progress close to the normal schedule amid another week of above-average precipitation, according to the crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. more

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear Iowa Pork Producers Association’s case against a California law that mandates the amount of space livestock animals, in particular hogs, have while being raised. more