Spend any time outdoors in Iowa and one thing becomes immediately apparent — the wind is always blowing. We Iowans are accustomed to the corn stalks rustling in the summer breeze. And we complain when the wind chill factor makes a cold January day feel even colder. But wind is a fact of ...
To the editor: In August of 2021, 15,000 Iowa landowners received certified letters from Summit Carbon Solutions informing us that our property could potentially be on the route of its CO2 pipeline. We were told the project would be operational by 2024. Obviously, things did not go as ...
A project just getting underway offers a chance to address two issues that affect the state of Iowa every year: water quality and the cost of fertilizer. It is called the Nitrogen Soil Sampling Project. It involves the state Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Nutrient ...
We are entering one of those times of the year when big, slow-moving farm machines rumble out onto roadways dominated by faster-paced traffic. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who lives in farm country. Even so, all of us should pay special heed to safety considerations as we share the ...
It’s getting to be that time of the year. Although it is early in the season, you may have seen a tractor rolling down a rural road already. If you are a farmer, perhaps you have been looking over the fields and getting the machinery ready. All that activity means one thing — the time ...
To the editor: In response to Mr. Kruse’s article recently entitled, “There are a few in every bushel,” I will admit I am one of those “few.” You participated in a demonstration at the Iowa State Capitol lobbying against a bill that you say would “bar the use of eminent domain ...
This edition of Farm News includes the annual Progress Agriculture section. It provides a comprehensive look at how a wide array of developments in our region are shaping the agricultural tomorrow. While every issue of this newspaper is filled with articles, features and advertisements that ...
To the editor: I want to express a big thank you to the Farm News editor for printing Mr. George Naylor's Jan. 9th letter “A Better Way. Facts Matter.” — like the history of Roosevelt's New Deal parity price floor grain program and the role it played in propping up Mainstreet ...
For those area families that have a long, proud history of farming, it is not too early to think about the 2026 Century Farm and Heritage Farm awards. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging eligible farm owners to apply for the 2026 Century and Heritage Farm Program. The ...
FFA was established in 1928 as Future Farmers of America. It was renamed the National FFA Organization in 1988 to reflect the rapid changes and greater employment diversity in agriculture. To most of us, it is known simply as FFA. After more than eight decades, FFA continues to enrich the ...