At a time when rural healthcare availability is under threat, the need for care in rural areas is proving greater than in urban areas.
- Crystal Reed
The Morrow Plots on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus mark 150 years in production this year — the nation’s oldest continuously running agricultural experiment in North America. The plots are the second oldest in the world.
- Benjamin Herrold
For farm families, finding healthcare coverage is an important but challenging task.
- By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
Silage choppers will soon be dotting the landscape as farmers bring in that valuable crop. Until then, there are things that need to be done, said Ben Beckman, Extension educator with the University of Nebraska based in Hartington.
Where’s the beef?” The iconic girl with pigtails coined the phrase in the mid-’80s, and since then it’s been used to demand both quality and quantity.
- Tim Kenyon
Dr. Robert Kruse has served as Iowa’s state medical director and division director of public health for Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services since October 2022. He is board certified in Family Medicine.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
Rural health programs are seeing changes at the federal and state levels as a result of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program federal initiative administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.
Chad Bruns farms with family in Audrain County, in northeast Missouri. He grows corn, soybeans and wheat. He also raises beef cattle, with a cow-calf operation.
Danny Kuenzel farms with family in Franklin and Gasconade counties. He grows corn and soybeans, with some acres in the Missouri River bottom and some on the hill ground. He serves on the board for the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.
Derek Fuemmeler has been farming with family all his life. He farms in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties, with a diversified farm operation. He also works as a certified crop advisor and provides crop consulting services.
R.T. Slack farms with family in Henry and Johnson counties in west-central Missouri. He says conditions are muddy heading into spring planting time. He grows corn and soybeans and also puts up some alfalfa hay.
Rider Jackson farms with his dad, Fred, in Buchanan County. He grows primarily corn and soybeans, as well as some wheat and putting up hay. He studied agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University. Jackson participated in the Missouri Corn Growers Association’s CornRoots program, which …
- By Nick Hytrek, Lee Enterprises
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Like many other kids involved in 4-H, Emmanuel Ruiz Del Olmo and Kylee Kurtzleben spent a recent warm, humid day with halter in hand, practicing leading their calves in preparation for the upcoming county fair.
- Crystal Reed
Warm and inconsistent weather patterns are leading to increased pest pressure for farmers in the Midwest.
- Tim Kenyon
Summer is halfway gone, but some favorite produce items recently became available at roadside stands across Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
- Crystal Reed
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Solo cups aren’t just for summer barbecues. They’re also something to look for in a cattle herd.
- Benjamin Herrold
As summer rolls on, many Midwestern families are enjoying favorite meals prepared on the grill.
- Benjamin Herrold
While every growing season has its own variety, over a century of weather data helps portray what an average growing season looks like in different areas.
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Some Americans wrongly think we’re better, smarter or even more sophisticated than citizens of other nations.
- Crystal Reed
Don Roose at U.S. Commodities said the market is turning contraseasonal with ending stocks getting smaller as well as the crop.
- Benjamin Herrold
Cattle markets dipped in mid-July, although University of Tennessee Ag Economist Andrew Griffith said despite this trend, the tight cattle supply and fairly strong demand remain in place.
- By Donnelle Eller, Lee Wire-Des Moines Register
U.S. farmers are paying significantly more for the seed, chemicals and other supplies needed to grow crops than their major global competitors in Brazil, a new report from the National Corn Growers Association said
- Katelyn Winberg
When 4-year-old Easton Randall climbed onto a 1953 Ford Jubilee next to his 85-year-old great-grandfather this spring, he announced, "This is my tractor."
- By Ankit Yadav and Amit Jhala, University of Nebraska
Escaping weeds may tempt growers to spray later into the season, but corn growth stage restrictions remain critical.
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