Ground-nesting birds often have a difficult task raising a clutch of chicks to become part of an adult population. Predators, ...

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released by USDA in mid-May gave the market the first look ...

Eighty years ago, Irvin Perdue left behind the battlefields of Europe for the rolling fields of southwest Iowa.

University of Minnesota researchers have gone all in on perennial grain Kernza, the kind of deep-rooted plant that many believe will prove essential for both feeding humanity and meeting the ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis -- is an invasive tick species originally native to China, Japan and other East Asian countries. As ...

More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate ...

The way Ray Flickner tells it, he must be one of the luckiest farmers in all the state because his life has been a front-row ...

A warm and wet spring in many parts of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri has had an impact on pastures.

Farm leaders seek more results in agricultural policy with the 2026 Iowa Legislative session ended and the June 2 primary ...

Larry Dallas’ farm in Central Illinois’ Douglas County is as flat as it gets. That’s a good thing for planting straight rows ...

In April 2026 commercial nitrogen fertilizer prices increased approximately 30 percent since fall 2025. Fortunately there are ...

The 2026 Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest recently brought together some of the nation's top dairy science students to demonstrate their technical skills, sensory evaluation expertise, and ...