Latest News From Iowa

Edgewood Locker got its start in rural northeast Iowa in 1966. The business now spans over three generations, and it's largely thanks to Joan Kerns who helped start the family business that's now seen phenomenal growth.

Edgewood Locker got its start in rural northeast Iowa in 1966. The business now spans over three generations, and it's largely thanks to Joan Kerns who helped start the family business that's now seen phenomenal growth.

For example, at Lawrence Crom’s retirement auction, his like-new 2021 Case IH Maxxum 150 tractor sold for $133,000, plus a $1,250 online buyer fee. That’s a new record-high auction price on that model.

A farmer and cattle producer in western Iowa, Kelly Garrett’s operation continues to conquer change.

On Monday, February 5 the news of Bill Northey’s passing quickly spread through the agriculture industry, of which he dedicated his professional life to serving.

The survey uses records from ag retailers to measure the use of cover crops, nutrient management and conservation tillage and no-till by Iowa growers.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump is the favorite of 49% of Republicans for the party's nomination to run against Democratic President Joe Biden in November.

Founded in 1962, Ramco Innovations has become a leading distributor of automation products across the Midwest. It has 65 employees, which will transition to the new entity. 

Combined, the organizations have a reach of over 85,000 producers in eight states.

Authorities first became aware of the incident when a man called 911 reporting his son was shooting at him. Dispatchers also received a call that livestock were running loose and there was a fire on the property.

Iowa farmers, get out your toenail clippers! Anna Proctor, a University of Iowa Ph.D. student, is collecting samples for a study she will conduct later this year using Iowa farmers’ toenails to assess chemical exposure.

Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa corn projections fall below USDA's August estimates. Soybeans are on par in all scouted states, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Dakota.

Sudden death or their time to go? Soybeans dry up in Iowa as Minnesota corn faces burn up to the first leaf below ears.

Lack of moisture and high-heat days have Iowa locals concerned about cannibalized stalks, while Illinois considers impacts of wildfire smoke and overnight temps.

As scouts set out on the the 2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour, Iowa will be closely watched as it's the only state where Crop Tour covers all the state's counties. Brian Grete says Iowa has a lot of question marks this year.

The popular show has now raised almost $5.5 million for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa since the event’s inception in 1983.

The rapid runup in land values caused farmland values to hit historic levels over the past two years. The dynamics are starting to shift, as input prices, interest rates and commodity prices are eating into outlooks.

At the age of 15, Callee Pellett signed her first lease, and today, the 16-year-old farmer has nearly 20 acres she farms on her own. As the seventh generation, it's a unique opportunity she doesn't take for granted.

Congress's ag committees on Monday received a letter, urging them to prioritize ag research infrastructure in the farm bill. According to a report, universities need a $50 billion ag research infrastructure overhaul.

The accelerated highs in 2022 don’t look to be hitting the brakes in the first quarter of 2023, according to Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal.

In the October USDA projected a 200 bushel per acre corn yield in Iowa, with soybean yield at 58 bushels per acre.   However, yield reports are putting those estimates in question.  

Need a chiropractic adjustment but can’t make it to the office? Ask your doctor to come to the field. Dr. Blake Wayson hauls his portable adjustment table to the field to help farmers find relief in the busy seasons.

On August 22, fire departments in and around Moravia, Iowa responded to a grain bin entrapment. The man who was trapped, along with those who rescued him, explain everything they did to successfully rescue Wilson.

Iowa started off the season with historically high crop ratings but conditions have recently dropped with the recent heat and dryness and that may have taken the top end off yields.  

The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, represents a story of a priest who recovered from a grave illness and began to construct a magnificent place to glorify God. 

In operation since 1943, Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student managed AG 450 Farm demonstrates what it takes to run a 600 acre farm.

Iowa Bin Builder: Rebuilding On-Farm Storage Could Continue Past 2021 Betsy Jibben, AgDay, national reporter “I’ve been here 40 years,” says Custom Builders owner, Rob Bohnsack.

“I don’t think the crop potential in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska is enough to offset the losses that we are going to experience in Iowa from the drought and derecho,” says Creed.

Chet and Cassie Mogler open up about their journey to become foster parents and how they are sharing the gift of farm life.

Chip Flory is back with another segment of “Outdoors on the Farm.” Chip talks with an Iowa producer who focuses on conservation. They take a drive in an ATV along some CRP acres. Ride along and click on the link.

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us to Crescent, Iowa for the latest I-80 Planting Tour. She talks with Don Rief, a farmer in Crescent, Iowa and Mike Naig, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us to Crescent, Iowa for the latest I-80 Planting Tour. She talks with Don Rief, a farmer in Crescent, Iowa and Mike Naig, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

Some producers have had a few open days to plant, while others have fields underwater. We head to Fremont County, Iowa, one of the hardest hitting counties during the recent flooding in March. As AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben reports, not much has changed.

Some producers have had a few open days to plant, while others have fields underwater. We head to Fremont County, Iowa, one of the hardest hitting counties during the recent flooding in March. As AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben reports, not much has changed.

State environmental officials in Iowa are investigating a complaint of a manure overflow from a storage facility on a dairy farm.

Just when it looked like the trade-war pain would ease, flooding across the Midwest has done billions of dollars in damage.

Volunteer firefighters rescued a northeast Iowa man who became trapped in a grain bin.

Registration is now open for the 11th program year of SowBridge, the distance educational series for those who work with sows, boars and piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues.

Just one mile from the Missouri River, Mackland said continued high water means he likely won’t be able to get into the majority of his fields until December at the earliest.

With portions of the U.S. experiencing severe, extreme and exceptional drought conditions, farmers are posting photos showcasing just how much of an impact the lack of rain is having on their fields.

An eastern Asian weed found its way into Iowa this year. Mile-a-minute weed is invasive and has been found as far west as Indiana and Kentucky with one outlier in Oregon. This is the plant’s first appearance in Iowa.

The company says there is damage to multiple facilities.

Iowa had a decent week of planting with corn planting climbing 23 points from the previous week. However, it still lags behind the five-year-average.

Snow continues to fall in pockets across the Corn Belt and delaying the start of spring, but it’s not going to stop AgDay’s coverage of the I-80 Planting Tour.

Winter manure applications in Michigan can be very beneficial for farmers and the environment if managed to reduce risk of runoff.

Following a three year decline, it appears farmland values may be stabilizing in 2018.

There’s little argument that Indiana corn farmers have been in a bit of a slump. The Hoosier State saw corn yields clock in at 150 bu. per acre in 2015, with the three-year average slightly above that at 155 bu. per acre. But is the state capable of higher yields in 2016?

The silver silos of the country landscape are signs of years of farming traditions — but they also can be harbingers of disaster. Indiana ranks highest in the nation for grain bin accidents, with 157 reported since 1964, according to Purdue University.

Animal health officials investigating a bird flu outbreak in southwest Indiana have ordered 156,000 chickens at one of 10 affected commercial poultry farms to be euthanized, raising the total number of birds to be killed above 400,000.

A stretch of dry fall weather one farm economist calls "remarkable" is helping Indiana farmers harvest their crops early following heavy summer rains that cut crop yields across much of the state.