Activists yelled from the Iowa Senate Gallery on Friday after lawmakers declined to debate legislation that would address eminent domain and carbon capture pipelines
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Activists yelled from the Iowa Senate Gallery on Friday after lawmakers declined to debate legislation that would address eminent domain and carbon capture pipelines
Heavy rain in April led to long planting delays, but conditions were ripe this week for significant progress. Farmers have less than two weeks to plant or face yield declines.
The former U.S. ag secretary and Iowa governor spoke to farmers at an event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party in Indianola.
The summer waiver follows ones issued by the Democratic Joe Biden administration in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 summer driving season over the objections of refiners and following weeks of lobbying by ethanol advocates.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is considering a run for governor in 2026, but said he still is talking over the possibility with his family and close supporters.
Lightning strikes caused fires in 2023 and 2024 that scattered debris and damaged his crops, farmer near Mechanicsville says.
Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong warnings and objections from public health professionals, veterinarians and the Iowa State Dairy Association.
In this piece — part of a series from The Gazette and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a look at a lawsuit that targets the 40-year-old “Swampbuster” law that aims to prevent farmers from destroying wetlands.
The fish kill in March in Dry Run Creek spanned for about 10 miles and was caused by runoff from Dale Humpal Dairy in Winneshiek County, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s census data, Iowa has lost nearly 10,000 farms, marking a 10.1 percent decrease, down to 86,911 farms in 2022, from 96,705 in 1997.
The tariffs aim to renegotiate trade agreements bilaterally, which could take years, affecting farmers and the state's economy, said Iowa State University economic professor Peter Orazem.
Trump’s trade war with China could leave American soybean farmers stranded while Brazil reaps the benefits.
Iowa’s data for the Midwest Cover Crops Council cover crop decision tool, which was last revised in 2019, was updated to include 13 new cover crop species, more recent seeding dates that are accurate to county-level climate data and reviewed ratings of species for the area.
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