The FFA tribute this week goes to Tucker Rohrig, the Iowa State FFA South Central Vice President. Pearson talks with Rohrig ...

The CDC shares concerns that the bird flu may have changed and could be becoming more infectious. Two house cats died after ...

Year in and year out, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging soybean pathogen in Iowa. SCN can reduce yields by 20 bushels per acre or more, resulting in huge amounts of lost income in ...

Growers looking for consistent high-yield potential plant Deltapine ® brand cotton varieties. “We plant Deltapine because it performs year after year,” said Karen Edwards, Garry Makamson Farms in ...

As cotton producers prepare for #Plant25, over 20 new cotton varieties are commercially available. Here is the annual roundup, featuring the 2025 releases that provide an array of options for farmers ...

Everyone who farms in Illinois should be aware of corn rootworms, but no one should panic. If Nick Seiter were giving a “state of the state of corn rootworms” address, that is how it would begin.

The January WASDE and quarterly stocks report is notorious for starting off the new year with a shot of volatility and this year was no different. While the quarterly stocks report came in pretty ...

More farmers may be seeking USDA Farm Service Agency direct and guaranteed loans this winter because of the financial situations they find themselves in due to multiple years of high input costs, low ...

Farming in 2025 will be challenging for many row crop producers. Low commodity prices, disappointing 2024 yields, high input costs, and policy uncertainty will require crop farmers to make important ...