As long humans have cultivated the soybean, but agricultural historians are quite certain its domestication as a crop in China dates back three millennia. There are actually Chinese records documenting soybean growth as far back as the 11th century. There is some disagreement about who first ...
Since human beings first learned to cultivate the soil, harvest time has had extraordinary significance. In earlier centuries, good crops meant prosperity and security. They signaled that the winter months just ahead could be faced without fear of starvation.In 21st-century Iowa, harvest season ...
A new trade agreement connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico is a good deal for Iowa's farmers.The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement became effective on July 1, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement that had been in place since 1994.It is a massive document that brings together ...
Farm News readers now have a unique opportunity to support the agriculture newspaper they rely on while at the same time possibly winning some free groceries.Farm News readers enjoy 24 issues a year, plus special publications like Barns of Iowa, Century Farms, Harvest Edition and Equipment ...
From the earliest days, the emergence of successful farms and related industries in the American Midwest depended on the hard work and vision of people who played leadership roles in these vital enterprises. That was true when pioneers first cultivated the vast prairies, and it is increasingly ...
Farmers, trucking companies, employees of ethanol and biodiesel plants indeed all Iowans will benefit from a couple of moves Gov. Kim Reynolds made recently to support the renewable fuels industry.First, the governor signed into a law an extension of a fuel tax credit for diesel that contains ...
To the editor:I'm confused. I thought David Kruse's Farm News column focused on agricultural markets.In his June 12 column, Kruse omitted that his experts stand opposed to President Trump's stand on life. From the Episcopal Church website, '"in 2018, The Episcopal Church called for "women's ...
To the editor:My friend is gone. Jerry Crew of Webb, Iowa, has passed on to live with his Lord on June 10th.He was a great friend and influence in my life; we had a few things in common. We were fellow church members, semi-retired farmers, and Air Force veterans, although he left at the rank ...
It's more than 180 years since land that is now the state of Iowa was opened for settlers. The America of the 21st century is far different from the nation presided over by President Andrew Jackson in 1833. There is, however, one constant feature for Iowans - agriculture is at the very heart of ...
Dear editor:I first met Jerry Crew when he sent me a letter through the post office asking me to write to Iowa Farmer Today bashing organic farming. He had found that they wouldn't publish his letters. He had read my letters and seen my concern for the environment and skepticism of the green ...