Bird Flu Drives Free-Range Hens Indoors to Protect Poultry April 22, 2022 By David Pitt DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg...
Tired of Waiting for Driverless Vehicles? Head to a Farm March 17, 2022 By Scott McFetridge DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were...
US Farmers Finally See Better Outlook After 2 Odd Years April 28, 2021 By Scott McFetridge MADRID, Iowa (AP) — In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and...
Epic Drought Means Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border April 16, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned...
Growth in Grain Storage Prompts Safety Reminder to Farmers April 12, 2021 By Will Vraspir HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — On-farm grain storage is on the rise with additional bins being built on farms and on...
Coastal Harm From Invading Saltwater ‘Happening Right Now’ November 25, 2020 By Bill Lambrecht and Gracie Todd The landward movement of seawater threatens drinking water supplies, coastal farming and coastal ecosystems. Rising seas, more frequent storms, higher...
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay November 9, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they...
Floods, Drought Are Destroying Crops and Sparking Food Inflation October 23, 2020 By Fabiana Batista, Agnieszka de Sousa and Mai Ngoc Chau Wild weather is wreaking havoc on crops around the world, sending their prices skyrocketing. On wheat farms in the U.S....
Report: Iowa’s Derecho Crop Losses Increase By More Than 50% October 12, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa — Crop loss estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by...
China Floods Blamed for Fresh African Swine Fever Outbreaks July 10, 2020 By Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton BEIJING — Outbreaks of deadly African swine fever are surging in some parts of southern China following heavy rains, analysts...