Agriculture

Lynn Bolin, who married into the north-central Iowa farm, saw it could have potential for agritourism as more Americans become interested in the origins of their food.

40 percent of bread made in North America uses its yeast

Almost 84 percent of the county is experiencing extreme drought — the second-highest drought intensity, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor update.

Sagging ears just short of maturity, cobs half bare of kernels as if nibbled, earth so dry that deep cracks crisscross the fields: The U.S. corn harvest is in trouble.

The 45Z tax credit provides up $1 per gallon for domestic production of clean transportation fuels, which includes ethanol. One way ethanol plants can get the tax credits is to prove the corn they are using has a low carbon intensity score derived from the farmer’s practices, such as use of cover crops, reduced tillage and limiting nitrogen fertilizer application.

99 Counties, a local meat company in Keystone, is sparking a movement to change agriculture across Iowa.

A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves.

Owners of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa withdrew their application for a manure management plan after a public hearing in which opponents said there were errors and omissions in the plan.