DES MOINES, Iowa - Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has cropped up in commercial flocks in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas, and in backyard chicken flocks in the Pacific Northwest.Minnesota leads the nation in turkey production, and the...
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is finalizing paperwork to take part in a new way to keep pesticide applications away from areas where they could do serious harm if not kept on target, a scenario called pesticide drift.The...
DES MOINES, Iowa - Yesterday, the Board of Trustees of the Des Moines Water Works voted unanimously to proceed with the lawsuit it threatened 60 days ago, against three northwestern Iowa counties it says are polluting the Raccoon River without the proper EPA...
COLFAX, Iowa - Even with a larger run of sheep this week, prices held somewhat steady at the first Colfax sheep auction of March on Saturday. 259 head of sheep and 76 goats sold, with feeder lambs averaged $2.34 per pound. Fed lambs brought in $1.42 per pound, and...
AMES, Iowa - At the end of January, NASA placed a new satellite 426 miles over the Earth. It?s called the SMAP satellite, which is short for Soil Moisture Active Passive, and that?s exactly what it does: measures soil moisture.Shenandoah native and Iowa State...
DES MOINES, Iowa - This winter hasn't seen much snowfall, but in some parts of Iowa, the soil was wet when it froze, and that could mean planting delays this spring.Except for two snowstorms last month, precipitation this winter has been minimal across the state....
DES MOINES, Iowa - UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will extend the deadline for producers to update yield history or reallocate base acres until March 31st. If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by March 31st, the farm?s...
NEVADA, Iowa - Net farm income is an indicator of the U.S. farm sector?s well-being, and in 2015, USDA projects it will tumble 33 percent from last year; $73.6 billion, as compared to $108 billion in 2014. Lower crop prices are the main culprit, and if realized, this...
AMES, Iowa - Drone regulations from aviation authorities last week were good news for agriculture, but they?re far from final.Unmanned aerial vehicles, sometimes called UAVs or drones, have potential to redefine precision agriculture. They can see in a different light...
ANKENY, Iowa - After nine months of tense negotiations on the West Coast, the dockworkers? union and the shippers? association representing 29 affected ports agreed on a five-year labor contract, according to a joint statement released late Friday. That contract is...
