A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical conditions.
VINTON — When Paul Herger first stepped foot into the school greenhouse as part of his Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), he had no ide…
Youth teams can now register for the 2025 Youth Crop Scouting Competition, hosted by Iowa 4-H and the Iowa State University Integrated Pest Ma…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion di…
Since 2021, the Northeast Iowa RC&D, in partnership with American Flood Coalition and the Iowa Flood Center, has been monitoring fields us…
Since 1837, John Deere has been a major manufacturer of mold board plows. That came to a stop in February of 2023 when Deere’s last plow, a si…
Sue Kuennen and Scott Wedemeier are settling into their new roles as Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners. The tw…
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Tim and Amanda Arthur Family of Fayette County on…
We seem to be doing the same as every other typical midwestern dairy in the annuals department with corn, alfalfa, soybean, and grass hay mixe…
For his ongoing efforts to serve as a steward of the land, Scott Wedemeier has been named this year’s Fayette SWCD Conservation Farmer of the Year.