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Dutch food safety pioneer recognized as 2026 World Food Prize Laureate

Dutch food safety pioneer recognized as 2026 World Food Prize Laureate

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld of the Netherlands was celebrated as the 2026 World Food Prize Laureate at a high-level ceremony presided over by Iowa Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, who delivered the Laureate Proclamation, as the World Food Prize celebrated its 40th anniversary. Lelieveld received the $500,000 World Food Prize for his pioneering work establishing global food safety standards and harmonizing food regulations to ensure safe food for all. Instead of retiring after a...

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National Pork Board encourages farmers to take care during harvest

National Pork Board encourages farmers to take care during harvest

Woven into the We Care® Ethical Principles, One Health connects human health, animal health, and the health of the environment. Discussion topics during this week’s National Farm Safety and Health Week fit right into this, including mental well-being as a priority....

Rain makes grain but also halts combines

Rain makes grain but also halts combines

A stubborn high-pressure ridge has brought excessive moisture to areas of the United States, including the Great Plains and Midwest this summer. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says that the rain was welcome at first, but too much rain has become a problem in some...

Environmental group sues EPA for dicamba records

Environmental group sues EPA for dicamba records

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the National Agricultural Law Center. The suit claims the EPA failed to release records the group requested under the Freedom of Information Act about...

Heavy rains reveal both water quality progress and needs

Heavy rains reveal both water quality progress and needs

Heavy rains can put Iowa’s water quality challenges under a microscope. When water starts moving across farm fields, erosion and nutrient loss can become much easier to see. But those same conditions can also highlight the progress being made on farms where...

BASF pleased with herbicide weed control in 2026

BASF pleased with herbicide weed control in 2026

This crop season has been defined by heavy rains across much of Iowa, especially as we get into harvest. Mid-season rains made weed control more difficult, but BASF has heard a lot of good feedback about the performances of their herbicide portfolio. Kurt Maertens of...

Trump administration weighs diesel export ban

Trump administration weighs diesel export ban

Record-high diesel prices are pressuring farmers heading into harvest, and the Trump administration is considering whether restricting diesel exports could provide relief. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says officials are examining whether a full or partial export...

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NPPC says a Prop 12 fix is still within reach

NPPC says a Prop 12 fix is still within reach

The National Pork Producers Council continues pushing lawmakers to address California's Proposition 12 through the next farm bill debate. NPPC President Rob Brenneman, who is also an Iowa pork producer himself, said the organization believes a fix would benefit both...