Warmer than average conditions continued across Iowa with a statewide average of 65.2 degrees, 11.7 degrees above normal. The statewide weekly average precipitation was 0.26 inch while the normal is 0.66 inch.
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James Q. Lynch Agriculture Oct. 12, 2021 4:38 pm
Warmer than average conditions continued across Iowa with a statewide average of 65.2 degrees, 11.7 degrees above normal. The statewide weekly average precipitation was 0.26 inch while the normal is 0.66 inch.
Rod Boshart Agriculture Oct. 4, 2021 6:00 am
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said he expects 2021 to be “another year where you’re going to have a lot of variability, but I think generally we can say things look better than we might have expected.”
Erin Jordan Agriculture Sep. 30, 2021 6:00 am
The University of Iowa College of Public Health’s new FarmSafe podcast combines near-miss stories from farmers, agricultural workers and emergency responders with tips for better health and safety on the farm.
By Rod Boshart, - Gazette Des Moines Bureau Business News Sep. 29, 2021 2:12 pm
The price of tillable farm land in Iowa increased by 18.8 percent over the past six months, with a statewide average of $12,182 per acre compared to $10,221 last March
Gazette staff and wires News Sep. 28, 2021 6:28 pm
Professor Lisa Schulte Moore, a landscape ecologist who has conducted groundbreaking research to help address sustainable farming, water quality and climate change, Tuesday became the university’s first MacArthur Fellow.
Agriculture Sep. 24, 2021 2:10 pm
If you’re looking to pick more than apples or pumpkins this fall, Carriage House Hemp Farm in Oxford has you covered with CBG — cannabigerol hemp — now in its second harvest since Iowa legalized it.
Iowa Ideas Sep. 22, 2021 11:04 am
With climate change already knocking at our door, there’s a more urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases than 10 to 15 years down the road. That’s where ethanol comes in, according to industry proponents.
By Jaci Smith, - Mason Coty Globe Gazette
Business News Sep. 20, 2021 3:48 pm
A Fort Dodge-based cooperative with several locations across North Iowa was struck by a ransonware attack and has shut down its computer systems as a result.
Agriculture Sep. 19, 2021 9:03 am
In 2004, a group of Midwestern soil scientists, including John Sawyer at Iowa State University, developed the Maximum Return to Nitrogen, a practice that calls for weighing the prices of corn and fertilizer to find the sweet spot of productivity and profit without waste. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation criticized the approach in a July podcast.
Sam Edsill
Special Sections Oct. 13, 2021 9:47 pm
Iowa City native Corbin Scholz found her passion in organic farming. She is part of a growing trend of women taking on leadership roles in agriculture.
Associated Press
Business News Sep. 10, 2021 2:40 pm
A new White House council on U.S. economic conditions held its first meeting Friday, with participants highlighting at least 18 actions taken to help consumers and potentially lower prices.
By Michaele Niehaus - Burlington Hawk Eye
Agriculture Sep. 10, 2021 7:45 am
‘Once you try it, it's hard to go back to regular pork’
Agriculture Sep. 9, 2021 1:10 pm
Twenty-eight percent of U.S. laying hens were in cage-free environments at the end of 2020, up from 14 percent in 2016 and 4 percent in 2010,