Strong livestock returns, good yields and limited land supply supported stable farmland values in 2025, despite a struggling ...

Farmers say they want to see other policies implemented nationwide to address the challenges they've faced recently.

Comprehensive policy blueprint targets widespread toxic nitrate contamination, linked to industrial agriculture and rising ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa farmer testified in Washington D.C. this week on the impact that rising healthcare premiums will ...

And on the Des Moines Patch calendar - Mutt Meetup ...

The answer varies by season and preference, but it might include: a dozen farm-fresh eggs, a loaf of artisanal bread, two pounds of tomatoes, a bunch of kale, a pint of berries, a half-dozen ears of ...

Maryann Gudenkauf of Jefferson County, Molly Hendrickson of Iowa County and Colin and Kellie Scholz of Polk Burnett Farm Bureau have been appointed to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and ...

Retirements, bids for higher office and contested primaries mean the 2026 campaign has begun in a host of Polk County races ...

While the Iowa Department of Natural Resources requires farmers to submit documents outlining their plans for spreading ...

Most Iowa farm groups are expressing appreciation for the $12 billion in federal assistance planned by President Donald Trump ...

Iowa policy has failed to address the factory farm pollution poisoning the state’s drinking water. Here’s the blueprint for ...

Local foundation giving away 27,000 free pork loins for families in need ...