In the mid-19th century leading up to the westward expansion, people traveled by covered wagon to attend the first Iowa State Fair in 1854 on a six-acre tract in Fairfield. Today, more than a million ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

An Iowa State Fair tradition broke a record on the first Sunday of the fair. The Iowa Egg Council announced it had broken its single-day record for the number of eggs on a stick served. On Sunday, ...

I thought that we weren’t going to be able to go in the ring because I didn’t know anyone else," said the 13-year-old 4-H ...

USDA predicted on Tuesday that corn farmers would see a record crop this year. Over 1.5 billion bushels more than the ...

The first week of August reported unseasonably wet, aiding in drought conditions across the state according to the latest ...

Iowa’s incredible agricultural story is brought to life through the creativity and imagination of our young artists in the Choose Iowa Coloring Calendar Contest.' ...

USDA shocked the market with the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE), in particular the record corn yield of 188.8 bu., which was well above trade guesses and nearly 10 bu.

USDA’s August WASDE projects record corn yields and strong crop output, but high input costs and global market uncertainty keep farm margins tight.

The 43rd annual Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair raised $569,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities ...

US Senator Joni Ernst says she joins President Trump in calling on Russia’s president to stop the bloodbath in Ukraine. Trump ...

JBS told Ottumwa leaders 200 of its workers lost their legal status. Thousands more could be getting the boot across Iowa, US ...