First starting out, Jerry McBride found a used 40-by-200-foot chicken barn the owner no longer wanted, tore it down and built his first shop on his farm in Hardin County, Ohio. He repeated that ...

Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LUXEMBURG - Peninsula Pride Farms has advocated since its founding in 2016 for its members in Kewaunee and Southern Door counties ...

Freezing of funds, revamping of programs and cuts to staffing that have come with the new Trump administration transition continue to bring questions in the farm community and those who serve them.

Water is a crucial resource for farmers and ranchers. Beyond keeping their crops, forage and livestock healthy and growing, the water used on the farm is also part of their families’ and communities’ ...

Some water management practices in farming can reduce groundwater pollution and water use while maintaining farm profitability, while others may require financial incentives to be widely adopted, ...

Every Iowan deserves clean, safe drinking water. That’s not negotiable. It’s fundamental to our health, our communities, and our quality of life. As Secretary of Agriculture, protecting our natural ...

Farmers highlighted practices including cover crops, reduced tillage, and nitrate-reducing wetlands.