One of the joys of my career was the fascinating people I had an opportunity to get to know.
Editor's note: This is part of a series on recent winners of the Women Impacting Agriculture award sponsored by Iowa State University Extension.
Mark DeVries laughs when he is asked what he likes the most about the beef industry.
In his career in the cattle business, Ted Cunningham enjoys the continual pursuit of getting better and learning more about how to raise good cattle.
In January 2023, Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced it had finalized the purchase of a 132-acre site for its planned 2,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in Mills County, Iowa.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on farmers with unique hobbies or businesses.
BROOKS, Iowa — The original farmland’s grassy surface is most likely similar to what David Fuller’s great-grandfather found when he moved to southern Adams County, Iowa, from Ohio in 1873.
BROOKS, Iowa — The original farmland’s grassy surface is most likely similar to what David Fuller’s great-grandfather found when he moved to southern Adams County, Iowa, from Ohio in 1873.
SkyView Farms in Nora Springs, Iowa, not only raises grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef sold directly to customers, but the operation recently opened an on-farm store featuring their products as well as those of other farmers.
Hard to imagine, but it’s been nearly 40 years since Cat introduced its rubber-tracked tractor for the ag market — way back in 1986.
Widespread drought and the subsequent reduction of the national cattle herd have impacted cattle feeders, although so far national cattle on-feed numbers have hung on.
A man who was hurt during the April 26 tornado in Minden, Iowa, has died of his injuries, according to the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency.
Iowa Ag Weather Forecast for May 2 by Ryan Martin
With most planters having hit the field at the beginning of May, the focus will quickly turn to early-season management — and there is plenty to watch for in 2024.
Trevor Maiers, 26, of Quincy, Illinois, may be a young farmer, but his family is not new to the business. He said he has family farms on both sides going back six generations.
Wheat grows on Mills County, Iowa, farmer John Stouder’s field near Pacific Junction. The southwest Iowa farmer expects to harvest the field in early July and will follow that up with soybeans.
Iowa Ag Weather Forecast for May 1 by Ryan Martin
Cattle on feed numbers continue to surprise the experts.
Corn has been riding an apparent demand increase to a planting season rally, which may help those farmers looking to sneak in a few extra acres.
AMES, Iowa — As corn and soybean farmers begin planting, drought remains a concern and market conditions suggest profits will be tight.
Iowa Ag Weather Forecast for April 30 by Ryan Martin
Ethan Crow runs a diversified crop and livestock farm near Marshalltown, with corn, soybeans, hay and small grains, including oats. He also manages his own cow-calf operation and raises and sells sweet corn. Crow and his wife Maria just welcomed a baby boy, their fourth child.
Ron Zelle farms in Bremer County, west of Waverly, with his wife Mary Beth. He farms corn, soybeans, oats and hay as well as raising sheep. He is a retired agricultural education teacher in the Nashua-Plainfield school district.
Carson Glasnapp represents the fourth generation of his family farm in Kossuth County with his wife and two sons. He farms corn and soybeans on his ground along with selling Pioneer seed. He said his life revolves around the kids and agriculture.
Dan Furlin and his wife Martha farm near Numa. They have a 90-head cow-calf operation and grow corn, beans and hay. Their two adult children, A.J. and Danielle, also help around the farm when needed. The family also does some custom harvest work. Both Dan and Martha are active in several org…
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