In southwest Iowa, the fields can be dry, sloped or have rough soil that is poor for growing corn or soybeans and is prone to ...

Iowa Ag Secretary says this extension is crucial as the national cattle herd is the smallest in over 75 years.

A parasite that can kill beef cattle has been detected in a southeast Iowa herd. It is the first time a case of Theileriosis has been found in the state, according to the Iowa Department of ...

Farmers and ag industry professionals who participate in extension’s Planter University workshops learn how to evaluate ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced a three-year extension of the popular, farmer-led Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Project. The extension renews program agreements in ...

EQUIPMENT. DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ARE BEING ACCEPTED. NEW. THIS MORNING, IOWA FARMERS SAY RECORD LOW NUMBERS OF CATTLE ARE MAKING BEEF PRICES UNAFFORDABLE. NOW, THE NATIONAL CATTLE INVENTORY IS AT ...

HILLSDALE, Ill. — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed the first case of a disease negatively impacting cattle, sheep and deer was found in the state. Theileriosis is a ...

ORIENT, IOWA — For nearly 100 years, the Queck family has farmed the same ground in Orient, in southwestern Iowa. But on May 21, a devastating tornado ripped the farm apart. Now, the only thing still ...

Many of the over 17,000 beef cattle operations scattered across Iowa share similarities in appearance and production, according to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture. However, indistinguishable from ...

Iowa agricultural officials have extended a cattle and conservation project that has its roots in southwest Iowa.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) — Iowa cattle farmers say record-low numbers of cows pose more challenges for new ranchers trying to enter the industry. Until two years ago, Jerek Mostek and his dad, Jeremy, ...