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Rep. Mike Sexton, chair of the Iowa House agriculture committee said his early priorities for the upcoming legislative session include a grain indemnity bill, an elimination of the wool checkoff program and preparations for foreign diseases that would impact livestock.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/15/25
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a third regulatory reform under the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the latest regulation giving greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/15/25
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Corn farmers in Iowa, and across the country, will have “full and fair” access to markets in Mexico after a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, panel found Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn were against USMCA commitments.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/8/25
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Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot that would detect nitrates and monitor tile health to help farmers keep their land productive.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/30/24
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A public-private partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Soybean Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest over $2.3 million to install nutrient-reducing practices in priority Iowa watersheds.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/23/24
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Wilton’s Hy-Line North America hatchery made history Tuesday, Dec. 10, launching a European developed egg-sex determination technology for the first time in the United States.
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Tim Evans, Reporter
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12/18/24
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West Liberty is about to be on the cutting edge of a new agricultural industry.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/17/24
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President Trump’s tariff threats may be viewed as theater intended to shake up an international agriculture economy already stressed by global conflict. But big change is coming to American agriculture, and ag-energy profits of the past are not guaranteed.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/10/24
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, along with governors from 16 other states, signed a joint letter Monday urging Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill and to provide “immediate financial assistance” to the agricultural sector.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/3/24
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As Iowa and the U.S. begin to rely more heavily on renewable energy sources, the greenhouse gas emissions from industries like agriculture are starting to take on greater significance.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/3/24
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Thanksgiving remains one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the United States, with over 90% of Americans observing the tradition each year. For many, it ranks as a favorite holiday, bringing together family and friends around a meal that often centers on one iconic dish: roast turkey.
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11/26/24
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North Scott Senior Addyson Wehrman is 2025 Iowa Honey Queen.
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11/26/24
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state departments of ag should work to reopen the shuttered chicken processing plant in Charles City that got millions in federal aid just four years ago.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/6/24
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After a near-record dry September and October, Iowa received some much-needed rain while many farmers finished off their corn and soybean harvests for the season.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/6/24
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Lynn Ochiltree is the de-facto town historian for Wilton, Iowa.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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Wendy Kraft lives in a beautiful home on a hillside overlooking the Mississippi River, at the end of a dead-end street in the west side of Davenport.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The 119-acre Donahue farm owned by Jim and Sharon O’Connor is so old it predates founding of the state of Iowa.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The Oetzmann McVey farm is not only Iowa, but it’s literally heaven.
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Jonathan Turner
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10/30/24
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The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs is Nov. 22.
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10/30/24
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Tom Brown had more than a few friends.
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Tim Evans, NSP Reporter
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10/30/24
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