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Environmental group maps livestock operations, manure output in Iowa
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (268+ words) A report from the Environmental Working Group claims thousands of feeding operations are off the DNR's radar. A representative with the Iowa Pork Producers Association says the DNR is following state law. Host Ben Kieffer speaks with the co-author of…...
Organizations across the state push to fund Iowa's Water and Land Legacy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (351+ words) The Iowa Water and Land Legacy (IWiLL) Constitutional Amendment passed in 2010 with 63% of the vote. It was designed to fund a Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation trust fund, but 16 years later the trust has never been funded. A new effort…...
A new facility in Marshall County could spark more conservation on Iowa farms
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (429+ words) The Iowa chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA) officially opened a new facility on its 80-acre demonstration farm in Marshall County Thursday. Iowa LICA President Scott Bohle said having classroom and meeting space will make it easier…...
What the Iran war means for farmers and rural support
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (225+ words) President Trump’s war in Iran is raising questions about U.S. foreign policy and its political consequences closer to home. In rural Iowa and across the Midwest, shifting opinions and economic concerns are putting pressure on traditional bases of support. Political…...
Food prices expected to rise as war hits fertilizer supply
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) Iowa Public Radio Food prices expected to rise as war hits fertilizer supply As spring planting season begins, Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with David Bowen, a fourth-generation farmer in Mississippi who is concerned that if the war with…...
A student farming program is expanding in urban schools. Here's what city kids get out of FFA
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1092+ words) University City High School is in the center of the sprawl in and around St. Louis — about as insulated as it could be from the wide swaths of farmland outside the city. Tucked in the back of the school, between…...
An onslaught of challenges is worsening farmers' mental health
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1236+ words) Editor’s note: If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Doug Fuller sits at his dining room table in the middle of his nearly 1,000-acre…...
As farmers continue to grow more corn, industry leaders warn of an economic crisis without new markets
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1011+ words) Corn production in Iowa and the U.S. has been on an upward trajectory for decades and hit a record high in 2025. But a new study prepared for the Iowa Corn Growers Association and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association predicts a growing gap…...
A western Iowan moves house and home to get back to the family farm
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (974+ words) Tim Youngquist always wanted to move back home. “I think farming is a great lifestyle,” he said. “I had a great upbringing here in western Iowa.” Youngquist left for Iowa State University at 18 years old and now works there as…...
Snow and cold weather cut into Christmas tree farm sales. Next season, it may pay off
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (619+ words) Snowstorms and cold temperatures dampened sales for many Christmas tree farms across the state. While the work is year-round, the retail season is typically condensed to a two- to three-week window in late November and early December. “It was a…...