USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

GEORGE, IOWA — Wind storms in Iowa and South Dakota on July 28 damage to communities and farms. “I was grinding feed that evening, and just before dark got done with chores and went in the house and ...

An unusually severe outbreak of southern rust has cut into corn yields across parts of Iowa this year, according to Iowa State University plant pathologist Alison Robertson. “I’ve been in Iowa for 21 ...

Evfarmer expands U.S. presence by partnering with 34 high-yield corn farms in Iowa, strengthening global agricultural supply chain. CO, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 ...

Iowa's farm income is projected to fall 24% in 2026, continuing a multi-year downturn. High production costs, reduced government aid and lower crop values are key factors in the decline. Despite a ...

Sweet corn blown down on Gary Knight's farm. (KCRG TV photo) Trees weren’t the only thing knocked down by the derecho that blew through Iowa last week. Gary Knight sells sweet corn at stands in Cedar ...

Director of Technology and Sustainability Andrea Vanderhoff stands in front of QORE's separations building. For Qore, a new facility in Eddyville, the next frontier for sustainable fashion is growing ...

“Yeah, you can buy dirt... And thank the good Lord for it... ‘Cause he ain’t makin’ any more of it.” The lyrics above are from the 2021 hit country song “Buy Dirt,” which voices a mantra that lives ...

A 35.51-acre tract of farmland in northwest Iowa sold for $1.13 million on Dec. 1. That’s $32,000 per acre, setting a new ...

John Gilbert farms with other family members in Hardin County, raising crops and livestock along South Fork, a tributary of the Iowa River. It's officially time Iowa has one of those warnings like on ...

This editorial by Lucas Grundmeier represents the views of the Register's editorial board. Nothing lasts forever. But the pace and depth of changes to long-running institutions in Iowa has stood out ...