It appears you're visiting this site with a browser that is old and unsupported. To continue using this site and its features, you will need to use a newer browser. With fall harvest underway across ...

Farmers are asked to use caution while harvesting due to the current drought situation. With the dry conditions, crops are more likely to ignite from hot equipment parts or truck exhaust. Fires can ...

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some producers are feeling the effects more than others.

Osage (Mitchell County) and Spencer recorded the week’s low temperature of 41 degrees on the 29ᵗʰ, about four degrees below normal.

Mature corn on the edge of a partially harvested field in western Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) “Summer-like” temperatures and almost no precipitation over the past week expedited ...

DuWayne Bosse, with Bolt Marketing says he was surprised at how well the corn market is handling the harvest pressure that is ramping up across the Corn Belt.

With warm and dry weather the past two weeks, harvest is moving along quickly in Iowa. But in many cases, farmers say corn yields are coming in below expectations, as what was thought to be a ...

A southwest Iowa farmer says government payments aren't the reasons farmers do what they do. "We take pride in the products that we produce, and we like to have markets that we can sell into," he said ...

The USDA crop report says warm weather helped crops mature and the early harvest is running ahead of last year. The report says 15 percent of the corn is harvested statewide — four days ahead of last ...

Even though the fall seasons started off a little warm in Iowa, pumpkin patches are open and in full swing around the Des Moines metro.

AMES, Iowa – Early planting combined with warm spring and fall conditions has led to an earlier-than-usual corn harvest in Iowa. Crops are also drier than normal, creating a greater risk of field ...

It doesn’t take much right now. One spark can turn into a dangerous situation, so we’re asking residents to hold off until it’s safe again.” ...