Iowa farm poll reveals growing interest in drones, but farmers concerned about navigating windy conditions and pesticide drift.

Farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts and self-propelled sprayers have become larger and heavier in recent years, and concern about soil compaction and its impacts on crop yields has ...

Drones are beginning to play a role in Iowa agriculture, particularly for crop monitoring and pesticide application, but most ...

A pulled USDA grant leaves IA programs scrambling to support new farmers. With over 60% of farmland owned by seniors, what's next for the future of farming?

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy’s goal for non-point sources, including agriculture, is a 41% reduction in nitrogen loss and a 29% reduction in phosphorus loss. Aerial Support provided by ...

A no-till pioneer in the 1980s, Grundy County farmer Brad Ohrt continues his mission to protect soil and water quality with new oxbow under construction.

For Jones County farmer Nicole Vernon, conservation has always been a part of her life and second nature to her. Vernon was named the 2025 Iowa Conservation Woman of the Year by the Iowa Conservation ...

Family farms feed Iowa and the country, but fewer young people are choosing to carry on that legacy ...

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Iowa researchers have found that farm ponds — designed to control flooding and curb the amount of soil and organic materials moving downstream — are filling up with sediment more quickly than expected ...