DES MOINES — What separates professionally-managed farms from farms that struggle or fail? The successful farms begin with the end in mind and have a strategy for success. “How many times do you get to practice farm succession? Once,” said Dick Wittman, an Idaho rancher and farm ...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the 2025 recipients for the Ag Leader Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Iowa Agriculture at a ceremony which took place last month in Ankeny. Recipients of the leadership awards included three organizations and one business. The Iowa ...
Area youth are being greeted by a new and smiling face at Webster County 4-H events. Kristyn Klemp recently began her new role as the 4-H county youth coordinator in Webster County. “I absolutely love my job and the people I work with,” said Klemp. “The community here is ...
SIOUX CITY — Sioux Honey Association Co-op of Sioux City and American Farmland Trust (AFT) have announced the joint launch of U.S. Farmed certified honey. U.S. Farmed is a standard for consumer-packaged goods proven to contain at least 95 percent of its ingredients grown in the ...
SPENCER — The Clay County Fair will have a new CEO/manager as of April 19. Jason Brockshus has replaced former CEO Jerome Hertel, who came to Spencer from the Alaska State Fair to lead the CCF for the last two years, and who has spent the last 25 years in the fair industry. Brockshus ...
DES MOINES — “Bacon Buddies,” an event that made its Iowa debut at the 2019 State Fair, was recognized by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig as one of four leadership causes worthy of statewide recognition. The program was honored in late March at an awards ceremony in Ankeny ...
As farmers prepare to grow the 2025 crop, there’s renewed focus on a critical link in the global ag supply chain — the Panama Canal. Millions of tons of grain pass through the Panama Canal each year. “About 70% of all freight passing through the Panama Canal is going to or from ...
DES MOINES — As farmers look ahead to 2025, they should keep in mind that in 96% of fields sampled through the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative in 2024, the soil nitrogen was less than 20 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Thirty fields were sampled across Iowa and scientists at Iowa State measured soil ...
Waiting on pins and needles for a herd of pregnant heifers to deliver their first calves can be exhausting. However, technological tools available to farmers can help them keep a close eye on cows and other livestock mommas overnight from the comfort of their home or while away from the ...
JEFFERSON — As concerns about drought loom over many parts of Iowa this spring, more farmers are keying in on ways to manage soil moisture more effectively. Cover crops and reduced tillage (strip till or no-till) can be part of the solution. These practices require smart management, ...
