During the recent nationally televised baseball game at the Dyersville Field of Dreams, the gorgeous aerial views of Iowa’s expansive, emerald fields of corn elicited a sense of pride in many of us.

Weather is an unpredictable wild card for Iowa’s farmers, but drought poses greater challenges than usual. Drought can affect nitrogen fertilizer management by reducing outputs from the system — both ...

The nice weather conditions may make it convenient for your plans, but they are exacerbating the state's longstanding drought. Central Iowa's drought situation continues to grow increasingly ...

Beginning in the 2017 growing season, The Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) has worked over the past six years with Iowa State University and local ag retailers to study the progress ...

As spring nears, farmers are starting to worry again about moisture levels, because the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map for Iowa shows almost a fifth of the state is in extreme drought, with more than ...

Despite a milder winter and above-average precipitation, the state's drought conditions remain largely unchanged, according to recent data. The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index indicates a ...

During the recent nationally televised baseball game at the Dyersville Field of Dreams, the gorgeous aerial views of Iowa’s expansive, emerald fields of corn elicited a sense of pride in many of us.

After a long winter, Iowans are itching to get back in their gardens to welcome spring. Temperatures are slowly on the increase within the first few weeks of April with daytime temperatures hitting ...

An Iowa conservation organization is asking for landowners' help in improving water quality and reducing soil erosion. The Golden Hills RC&D released a survey for rural property owners in Southwest ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Corn across the state is a couple of days ahead of schedule, with 53% of corn acres reaching the dough stage and 9% entering the dent stage according to the ...