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CSA owner gets creative with plans for the future

CSA owner gets creative with plans for the future

  • Tim Kenyon

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Vegetable farmer Laura Krouse has a set-by-example leadership style in her agriculture work and rural life.

Supreme Court reduces Roundup lawsuits

Supreme Court reduces Roundup lawsuits

  • 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.

Farmers respond to changing weather

Farmers respond to changing weather

  • 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.

Successful dairies make the most of resources

Successful dairies make the most of resources

  • 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.

Building in times of volatility challenges farms

Building in times of volatility challenges farms

  • 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.

Iowa Barn Foundation showcases ag heritage

Iowa Barn Foundation showcases ag heritage

  • Tim Kenyon

The mission: Preserve historical agricultural buildings in Iowa.

AI tools turn farm data into decisions

AI tools turn farm data into decisions

  • 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, West Central Iowa CropWatch

Clayton VanAernam, West Central Iowa CropWatch

    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, Central Iowa CropWatch

    Eric Weuve, Central Iowa CropWatch

      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. 

      Devin Davis, South Central Iowa CropWatch

      Devin Davis, South Central Iowa CropWatch

        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, Southeast Iowa CropWatch

        Elyssa McFarland, Southeast Iowa CropWatch

          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, Northwest Iowa CropWatch

          Keith Koerselman, Northwest Iowa CropWatch

            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, North Central Iowa CropWatch

            Matthew Bormann, North Central Iowa CropWatch

              Matthew Bormann grows corn and soybeans near Algona, Iowa, in Kossuth County. 

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              Building in times of volatility challenges farms

              Building in times of volatility challenges farms

              • 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.

              Iowa Barn Foundation showcases ag heritage

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                Farmers make replant decisions

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                Farmers, plant scientists respond to changing weather patterns

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                Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

                Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

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                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.

                America’s 250th an opportunity to gather and celebrate

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                  Producers fight for pork in Chicago schools

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                  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…

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