Circle 6 Farm & Ranch is a northwest Iowa family-owned operation focused on raising high-quality, locally-sourced meat and other farm products while providing consumers with a trustworthy …
While many teenagers spend their afternoons on sports fields or screens, 14 year old Job Cronin is tending lambs on his family’s farm along F Avenue, determined to rebuild a piece of the operation …
On the same rural road that connects Cherokee and Quimby, near the Rendezvous, Tammy and Blaine Mahler have found a new purpose on their family homestead. Mahler Acres, once a quiet piece of …
AMES, Iowa — A new study led by researchers at Iowa State University sheds light on the dynamic nature of cover crop adoption among Iowa farmers, further challenging assumptions that conservation …
In the popular imagination, Iowa represents the American Heartland, with sweeping fields of corn and soybeans tended by farmers who also act as bellwethers for national politics. …
AMES, IA — The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), the leading grassroots organization supporting Iowa’s beef cattle industry, announces its state policy priorities heading into the 2026 Iowa …
Agriculture stands at a pivotal moment as economic pressure from trade disruptions, high input costs and depressed markets intensifies, Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson said in his annual …
Farmland values in Northwest Iowa inched up in 2025 amid a host of downward pressures stemming from an ailing ag economy, according to Iowa State University’s Land Value Survey. …
AMES, Iowa — Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health …
The federal government will provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday. …
AMES, Iowa – The 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Sociology, highlights ongoing economic and policy challenges faced by …
Stepping into the world of agriculture with determination and a dream, a newcomer begins their journey raising feeder hogs—embracing the challenges, learning the rhythms of farm life, and …
Harvest season is wrapping up in Cherokee County, and farmers, including the Nelson family, have spent busy hours bringing in their corn and soybeans. Jim Nelson, his son Ed Nelson and his …
AMES, IA – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in collaboration with the Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, is launching a new educational program: Estate …
The 2nd and 4th grade students at the Cherokee Elementary School were recently paid a visit by Danika Hinkeldey from the Ida Grove Farm Bureau and Siouxland Ag in the Classroom Executive Director …
ISU Prof. Chad Hart: ’It doesn’t necessarily fix the problem, but it helps alleviate some things’ Many soybean farmers across the Midwest wait for federal aid as harvest season …
Former ISU prof: ‘I think we can all expect that there’s going to be more cases’ After nearly six months without a case reported in Iowa, avian influenza has returned as …
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson honored 449 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at …
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson honored 449 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at …
For over 40 years, the Cherokee County Agribusiness Committee, a board of CAEDC, has held a fifth grade farm tour. This tour allows county fifth graders to participate in classroom education on …