
Study Looks at Roadblocks to Farmers Diversifying Beyond Corn, Soybeans
(KIWA Staff Photo) Statewide Iowa (RI) — Researchers say farmers across the Corn Belt want to diversify their operations but struggle to see a way forward. J. Arbuckle, a rural

(KIWA Staff Photo) Statewide Iowa (RI) — Researchers say farmers across the Corn Belt want to diversify their operations but struggle to see a way forward. J. Arbuckle, a rural

(Photo by KIWA Staff) IARN – While geopolitical conflicts often take the blame for volatile nitrogen fertilizer prices, decades of deep industry consolidation- driven by natural gas costs- may be

(Photo by KIWA Staff) IARN – The U.S. cattle herd remains at its lowest level in decades, leaving beef supplies historically tight and raising questions about when producers will begin

(KIWA Staff Photo) Statewide Iowa (RI) — Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig is urging the U.S. Senate to advance legislation that would override longstanding EPA guidelines and allow E15 to

(Sioux County Courthouse — KIWA Staff Photo) Urbandale, Iowa (Sioux County Radio) — Republican lieutenant-governor candidate Derek Wulf says he has secured refinancing for his Black Hawk County farm after

(KIWA Staff Photo) Onawa, Iowa (RI) — The developer behind a proposed western Iowa site for storing a hog-manure byproduct is ending the project. A representative of Hawthorn Land Holdings

(Photo by KIWA Staff) Farmers have been vocal in their opposition to farm assistance payments from the federal government, preferring to sell their goods in the marketplace. That is the

(KIWA Staff Photo) Washington, D.C. (RI) — Talks are underway in Mexico City to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he strongly favors maintaining the

(KIWA Staff Photo) Washington, D.C. (Sioux County Radio) — The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recognized U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra with its President’s Award, presented Wednesday during the organization’s summer

(KIWA Staff Photo) Statewide Iowa (RI) — A new report shows net farm income in Iowa dropped 53% between 2022 and 2024. The study was commissioned by the Iowa Farm