Iowa has the highest number of hog farms and the sixth-highest number of cattle feedlots in the country, according to a new ...

Last year it cost more to raise a hog than it brought in at sale. This year is looking slightly better so far for pork production, but input costs—such as energy and labor—remain high. Growing up on a ...

Wendy Johnson owns and operates Jóia Food Farm in Charles City. Jóia Food Farm, a regenerative organic farm in Charles City, wants to grow food for the community, put livestock back on the land and ...

Ever wonder just how many pigs, chickens, turkeys, cattle, lambs and goats live in Iowa? The answer is many more than there are people in the state. And that’s just the pigs. Iowa raised about 53.4 ...

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A new study from the Iowa Pork Producers Association finds the hog industry contributed more than $15-billion to Iowa’s economy last year. Association spokesman Kevin Hall says the study, which is ...

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is predicting the U.S. House Ag Committee will approve a Farm Bill with a provision that ensures Iowa hog confinement operators can sell their pork nationwide. Voters ...

The idea for a new business started as a joke among friends. Iowa’s Naomi Gretter, Sky Hahn and Kari Berg were busy schoolteachers who were even busier raising active children and helping on their ...

An explosion of demand continues to boost Iowa's farm-focused manufacturing Will declining farm income bring an end to the good times? The bigger ongoing challenge will be filling jobs, manufacturers ...

Bloomsbury Farm is celebrating 30 years with its new corn maze unveiled Friday afternoon.The maze itself spans over several ...