AMES, Iowa – Sheep producers are invited to attend Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan Workshop on May 9. Sheep producers …
The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) was honored with a Leadership in Community Award from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig at the 13th Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner. This recognition …
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a fruit and vegetable production safety course at Reiman Gardens this spring and summer. The same afternoon course …
Smoke plumes on the horizon is evidence that its peak season for annual prescribed fire across the state. Prescribed fire is the most cost-effective way to manage land enrolled in the Conservation …
Have you ever been enjoying time in the outdoors and been shocked into exclaiming loudly “what was that?!?” as an enormous black and gold fuzzball buzzed past your head? You may …
(Washington, D.C., April 4, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo to establish an “Emergency Situation Determination” on 112,646,000 …
AMES, Iowa – Iowa 4-H is launching a new statewide fishing club, designed for Iowa youth in grades 4-12. This immersive program aims to deepen participants’ understanding of aquatic life …
Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and …
Asian Copperleaf is a relatively new weed in the state of Iowa. The first reported finding of Asian Copperleaf in the United States was 1990 in New York. The earliest discovery of this weed in the …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that starting on March 19 farmers can apply for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Corn growers are eligible for the program with a …
On National Agriculture Day, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement recognizing Iowa’s hardworking farmers and producers: “On National Agriculture Day, I …
2024-25 Outlook: Corn: Based upon the most recent WASDE release (February 11, 2025), USDA did not change to domestic corn or soybean supplies. Smaller downgrades were …
It was still an hour before the 2024 pheasant season would open but the birds were there and they were ready. Cackles and crowing were coming from all across the Kossuth County prairie as hunters …
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be hosting a free, three-part virtual hay school called the “Basics of Haymaking” this March. The school will cover …
AMES, Iowa – Increasing days on feed for feedlot cattle isn’t a new idea. However, several research studies in recent years have shown that as cattle get bigger a large percentage of …
NORTHWEST Arrowhead Lake Ice fishing is not recommended. Black Hawk Lake Most remaining ice is unsafe. There are open water fishing opportunities at the fish house in Town Bay. Black …
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and a 13-member delegation have just returned from a trade mission to Costa Rica and Guatemala. The mission, coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development …
Join Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for our very first workday on this Ida County property! WHAT TO EXPECT We'll use various hand tools (handsaws or loppers) to manually cut invasive or …
This time of year, is a great time to talk about biosecurity. So, what is biosecurity? It is the practices that the agriculture community put in place to minimize the spread of diseases. The people …