Vernon Conrad still takes pride in the 225.5-pound watermelon that earned him a room at the Marriott Hotel overlooking New ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

From Commodity Classic to the Farm Progress Shows, attending these massive gatherings of ag-minded individuals and companies ...

A surge in the price of fertilizer is sending shares of U.S. producers soaring, while forcing farmers into tough choices ...

Regulations for the new 45Z biofuel tax incentive need to account for cover crops, precision fertilizer applications and other regenerative agriculture practices to ensure that farmers fully benefit ...

Even though Iowa farmers are looking at a fourth year of losses, farmland values rose over past six months, a new survey shows.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Agriculture is one of the most important industries in the United States. Everyone on campus benefits from a byproduct of agriculture every single day, yet students know very little about it. At ...

Corn, also known as maize, is one of the most widely cultivated cereal crops in the world, used for food, livestock feed, biofuel, and industrial products. The United States leads global corn ...

In southwest Iowa, the fields can be dry, sloped or have rough soil that is poor for growing corn or soybeans and is prone to ...

Walk into any Iowa cornfield and you’ll see the result of the longest agricultural research project in U.S. history. From the ...