The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week launched a broad initiative aimed at strengthening the nation’s food ...

Central Iowa's water quality challenges are making headlines. In this episode, we discuss those challenges and the progress ...

Farm Bureau and other agriculture trade groups voiced support last week for the nomination of Julie Callahan as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

While Congress address­­­­ed a number of critical agriculture issues in the One Big Beautiful Bill, Farm Bureau members from ...

Matthew Whitaker, center, an Iowa native who now serves as U.S. ambassador to NATO, met in Brussels with Farm Bureau members ...

StoneX is holding a two-day farmer grain marketing seminar in its West Des Moines office on Aug. 6-7 designed to teach corn ...

There have never been more resources focused on conservation work across Iowa, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig told a ...

Iowans should prepare for a warmer-than-average summer through August, according to the latest climate outlook from the ...

At a time when pork producers face rising costs, volatile markets and ever-present disease threats, sixth-generation farmer ...

From a former soybean field to a blossoming agritourism destination, Calyx Creek Lavender Farm has rapidly diversified its ...

President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Vietnam and extended until Aug. 1 the deadline for most reciprocal ...

While putting together the Alternative Energy special section included in this week’s Spokesman, I was struck by how far we’ve come with renewable energy like biofuels and solar in a relatively short ...