MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Vegetable farmer Laura Krouse has a set-by-example leadership style in her agriculture work and rural life.
- Andrew Chung Reuters
The decision overturned a jury verdict in Missouri awarding $1.25 million to a man who said he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after years of exposure to glyphosate in Roundup.
- Crystal Reed Lee Agri-Media
The United States produces about $300 billion a year in agricultural commodities, and all of that is vulnerable to climate change.
- Benjamin Herrold
Chloe Collins works as a University of Missouri Extension dairy field specialist based in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She earned her bachelor’s degree in animal science and her master’s degree in agriculture from Missouri State University in Springfield.
- Crystal Reed
For farmers looking to expand their operations with storage or shop buildings, looking at finances is important especially in times of tight profit margins.
- Tim Kenyon
The mission: Preserve historical agricultural buildings in Iowa.
- Crystal Reed
Agriculture companies are quickly putting artificial intelligence to use to help their farmer clients make decisions on what hybrids to plant and when to apply fungicide.
Clayton VanAernam is 17 and a junior at Audubon High School. He farms with his parents, Andy and Ashley, near Exira in Audubon County. They have a cow-calf herd, and Clayton helps his uncle with his row crop operation. He is involved with FFA, serving as chapter president, and is also active…
Eric Weuve is a farm business management specialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach based in Ames. He farms with his parents, Wayne and Cathy, overseeing 600 acres of corn and soybeans in a row crop operation in Story County near McCallsburg and Zearing.Â
Devin Davis’s work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, Drake and the Culinary Institute of America. Helping operate 2,000 acres in Warren, Clarke and Madison counties, Davis hopes to boost soil health and …
Elyssa McFarland is the sixth generation in her family to farm near Columbus Junction in Louisa County. She runs the farm with her husband Dave and parents Tom and Chris McFarland. Her degrees in soil science and soil conservation guide her management of the family’s row crops. The family al…
Keith Koerselman’s family farm in LeMars has been going strong for 150 years. He and wife Kristin, along with sons Keton and Kaleb, farm 500 acres in Plymouth County. Keith and his sons also custom farm and harvest. After the sons graduated from South Dakota State University, they expanded a…
Matthew Bormann grows corn and soybeans near Algona, Iowa, in Kossuth County.Â
- Crystal Reed
For farmers looking to expand their operations with storage or shop buildings, looking at finances is important especially in times of tight profit margins.
- Tim Kenyon
The mission: Preserve historical agricultural buildings in Iowa.
- Crystal Reed
Agriculture companies are quickly putting artificial intelligence to use to help their farmer clients make decisions on what hybrids to plant and when to apply fungicide.
God made a wise decision when He decided females would serve as mothers. Men generally just can’t do mommy things as well as mommies.
- Benjamin Herrold
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Corn and soybean crops have faced a variety of weather across the Midwest to begin the growing season, with heavy rains in May and June leading to replanting decisions for some farmers.
- By Crystal Reed, Iowa Farmer Today
The United States produces approximately $300 billion a year in agricultural commodities, and all of that is vulnerable to climate change.
- By Kim McMichael
Summer months are filled with outdoor activities. Whether you are enjoying a beautiful day on vacation or working in the heat, it is important to understand the risks of sun exposure and how to best prevent heat illness.
- Benjamin Herrold
Gretchen Eickhorst enjoys opportunities to bring people together and celebrate with good food.
Editor’s note: This column was originally published July 19, 2000.
- By Kristin Danley Greiner, Iowa Farmer Today
DES MOINES — When the Illinois Pork Producers Association shared a guide touting creative pork recipes with the Chicago Public Schools’ food service director in February 2025, ag leaders were stunned to learn pork isn’t allowed to be served to students enrolled in the nation’s fourth-largest…
- Benjamin Herrold
The hot summer months can be a challenge for cattle herds. Heat can affect performance in several ways, including average daily gains and reproductive issues.
- Tim Kenyon
URBANA, Ill. — A deep well of curiosity and persistence motivates researchers to push for more innovation in corn seeds.
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