Wetlands are soggy, muddy interstitial ecosystems ... but equally active Farm Bureaus. “Iowa can be all red, top to bottom,” he said. Illinois, on the other hand, has a “democratic ...

AS OF RIGHT NOW, JUST THAT RAIN SLOWING YOU DOWN. NO INCIDENTS T Much-needed rain is finally sweeping across central Iowa, making for a soggy start to the morning commute. Drivers should avoid ...

BUT YOU’VE GOT SOME IMPRESSIVE TOTALS, JOHN. YEAH, WE DO. ACROSS THE STATE, MAINLY CENTRAL AND ALL OF EASTERN IOWA GETTING AROUND AND MORE THAN THAT INCH. HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE TOTALS.

More than 85% of Iowa is abnormally dry or in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and the National Weather Service says rainfall is 2 inches below normal in central Iowa for the year.

PORTLAND, Tenn. (WKRN) — Ralph Cook started Bottom View Farm in Portland in 1958. His passion wasn’t just for farming; he wanted to teach kids where their food comes from. “In the fall of ...

GOSHEN — Goshen’s Clay Bottom Farm is among the 17 farms being awarded a grant through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. Clay Bottom Farm will receive funding that will expand ...

Leaders must act. From safe beaches, to affordable drinking water, to their own family members and lives, Iowans are losing a lot to factory farms’ pollution. Leaders must act. Nick Schutt grew up in ...

In 2022, the Census of Agriculture reported more than 90 percent of Iowa farms are family-owned; It needs to stay that way. Passing farms down from generation to generation benefits not just those ...

A recent Iowa Farm Bureau report shows the Iowa ag economy has seen a down trend from 2023 into 2024 that lead to farm incomes dropping by nearly 25%. IFB’s economics and research manager ...

Many types of common farm pesticides have been scientifically shown to cause cancers and other diseases, are harmful to the environment, and are known to cause extensive water pollution. Iowa, in ...