Mississippi Valley Publishing

Midwest lawmakers push for year round sales of E15 gas nationwide

A push by Midwestern lawmakers to allow nationwide year-round sales of E15 gasoline — a policy supporters say could boost corn demand by billions of bushels — was blocked during ...
The Gazette

Farm country pressures Congress to pass E15 bill

Year-round E15 legislation was left out of a House funding bill in January, prompting lawmakers to create the Rural Domestic ...
Iowa Public Radio

Farm groups call for stable markets after Supreme Court overturns Trump’s tariffs

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs Friday, farm groups called on the Trump administration to pursue a different ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa introduces Farm Act to support agriculture and rural communities

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Tuesday the Iowa Farm Act, a legislative plan to support Iowa farmers and rural communities.Key Provisions of the Iowa Farm Act: Expands retired ...
Radio Iowa

Naig proposes ‘Iowa Farm Act,’ akin to state-level Farm Bill

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig speaking at a 2025 news conference at a custom meat locker. (RI file photo) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is proposing the first-ever “Iowa Farm Act” ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa needs a federal farm bill that insists on conservation | Opinion

John Gilbert farms with other family members in Hardin County, raising crops and livestock along South Fork, a tributary of the Iowa River. It's officially time Iowa has one of those warnings like on ...
The Gazette

Iowa leaders weigh in on intersection of hard-line deportation policy and the need for farm labor

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at a rally, July 3, in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan

As Iowa soybean farmers continue a record harvest, a trade war with China spells financial hardship for farmers

Iowa soybean farmers are harvesting what the Iowa Farm Bureau says could be a record crop this year, with an expected 53 bushels per acre. But Verne Hosek, who lives outside Fairfax, isn’t optimistic ...
KMA Radio

Iowa Century Farms celebration will tie legacy to America250

As Iowa prepares to mark the nation’s 250th birthday, state agriculture leaders are encouraging farm families to take part in a long-standing tradition that honors generations of stewardship on the ...
KWQC

Iowa farm left uncertain after USDA program cuts

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KWQC) - An Iowa farmer is having to make changes amid uncertainty after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut several programs. Corn and soybeans dominate Iowa’s crops, but Suzan ...
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Trump returns to Iowa amid farm struggles

President Trump pointed to his support for agriculture during his first visit to a farm-belt state since his administration announced a $12 billion package aimed at steadying the fortunes of ...