It’s time to get them home for the winter.” Zack Smith, Buffalo Center, Iowa A few fields of corn and soybeans had been harvested in Winnebago County, Iowa, by the time Zack Smith checked in with The ...

Some wonder if there is a blue wave coming or a red one. USDA predicts it will be white, as in milk, and plenty of it. As reported last week, ...

A celebration that began in 1810 as a royal wedding open to all of the citizens of Munich, Germany, has transformed over the last 200 years, but the core spirit ...

If city leaders and a developer had their way, shovels would be breaking the soil in Pine Island by now. July was supposed to be the starting month of construction that would transform a sprawling ...

There’s not just one type of situation that can impact a person’s ability to farm. Rural Solutions, a program through Easterseals Iowa, provides pathways of support to farmers and farm family members ...

Brooten, Minn. — Redhead Creamery is thrilled to announce that its Original Drinkable Yogurt has been awarded First Place at the prestigious 2026 American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging & Competition.

I have trouble with directions. This was only slightly aggravating for most of my life. But for a dozen years as I prepared for my retirement years, I worked at a lumberyard and drove a small delivery ...

In 2026, one of the most common questions from crop farmers is: Will farmers receive a 2025 ARC-CO or PLC payment this fall? The primary reason for the high level of interest in the potential 2025 ...

Holdingford, in the heart of Minnesota’s dairy country, is a remarkable little town. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, the town’s service clubs and residents raised the funds necessary to build ...

Morris, Minn. — In the realm of research, yesterday’s discoveries may be today’s old news, but the steps taken are crucial for continuing progress. Eric Buchanan is West Central Research and Outreach ...

Much of the attention related to U.S. agricultural trade issues in recent months has been focused on a new trade agreement with China and the ongoing war with Iran. However, there is another trade ...

Hartland, Minn. — What began in a college apartment with a tabletop roaster and the initial seedlings of a great idea has grown into a specialty coffee company operating from a family farm just ...