There were fewer local workers detasseling seed corn in Iowa in 2025 than in previous years as the number of temporary migrant laborers with H-2A visas doing the jobs increased, according to data ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The corn and soybean harvest is complete in Iowa, according to the final U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report. Producers, meanwhile, remain concerned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A farmer tills a harvested corn field in late October near Boone. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Most farmers in Iowa ...

Beetle capture data reveals pest numbers are rising, with 31% of sampled fields exceeding economic thresholds.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Recent rainfall slowed fieldwork but Iowa farmers still have harvested nearly one-third of corn for ...

Corn production is concentrated in the heartland, with Iowa and Illinois accounting for about one-third of the U.S. crop. Nearly 45% of all corn grown in the U.S. goes to ethanol. Corn production in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Most farmers in Iowa are finished with corn and soybean harvest or have just a handful of acres left in the field, according to average harvest rates. Exact ...