NEWS *A western Iowa hog farmer was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison last week on several counts, including crop insurance fraud and theft of government funds after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2025. Danbury, Iowa, farmer Tanner James Seuntjens, 33, pleaded guilty on ...
Central Dublin’s busy O’Connell Street became a parking lot a week ago when Irish farmers and truck drivers parked their tractors and trucks on its River Liffey bridge to protest nationwide diesel prices that, according to the New York Times, “hit 2.11 euros per liter, the equivalent of ...
DES MOINES — A new, three-year Nitrogen Soil Sampling Project will conduct nitrogen soil testing for farmers in targeted areas upstream from the Des Moines metro, according to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and the Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC). Testing ...
The accelerating demand for protein-rich foods is opening new doors for U.S. dairy producers, as major food manufacturers increasingly turn to dairy-based ingredients to meet evolving consumer protein preferences. We’ve all heard about protein coffee, protein soda, and now the 2026 launch ...
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to the 5th millennium BC. Archeologists spend a lot of time there. It appears that President Donald Trump will allow it to live a little while longer. It could be argued ...
I don’t know how much mending goes on out there in farm country anymore, but at our farm it’s a drudgery that has managed to survive decades of both marriage and farm life denial. There have been times when I have been standing on my head over the sewing machine, sweating, and wrestling ...
NORTHWOOD — In a creative merging of two separate worlds, arts and agriculture come together in northern Iowa to offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy culture while surrounded by cropland. Art Farm Iowa happens to be a nonprofit arts and agriculture destination outside of Northwood ...
We spent considerable time and effort this winter cleaning up and out the home where we raised our children. It was time to let the house become “home” to another generation. Anyone who has moved can relate to the way every room in a home comes alive with memories. A farm parent might ...
I’ve discovered that some things age better than others. Bourbon and cheese are examples of things that improve with time while bread and my short-term memory have fleeting … um, what are the words? Oh, yeah! Expiration dates. Many things are deemed useless once they attain a certain age. ...
