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 ...

Increasing use of nitrogen-based fertilizer over the last half-century is putting Americans' health at risk. Excess nitrate in drinking water increases the risk of cancer, birth defects and thyroid ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Government officials across the Midwest face pressure to address high levels of nitrate pollution in water, which researchers have linked to illnesses including cancer, birth defects and thyroid ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iowa farmers are bracing for another possible round of tariffs as incoming President Donald Trump threatens to levy heavy duties on China, Mexico and Canada, agriculture’s biggest trading partners.

Milk & Honey in Harlan proves farm-to-table can thrive in rural Iowa, serving scratch-made meals from its own farm and 30 ...

President Donald Trump listens as Cordt Holub of Dysart, Iowa, speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Buy ...