USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

USDA’s second check of planting progress for the season shows Iowa farmers started planting corn this past week, but that number could make a massive jump by next week, as some farmers are seeing a ...

Crop conditions for corn, soybeans and pasture are far better than conditions from this time last year, with over 75% of corn and soybeans and 63% of pasture rated as good or excellent, according to ...

Across the state of Iowa, approximately 2% of planted corn acres are beginning to silk, and 13% of soybean acres are blooming, which is five days ahead of the five-year average, according to the crop ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Corn inched ahead of schedule last week with a reported 18 percent of Iowa corn acres reaching the dough ...

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 ...

In northwest Iowa, Micah Rensink says his family’s harvest has hit a few snags, most recently, repairing their broken-down combine. With it running again, the family expects to soon wrap up their ...

Iowa farmers are predicted to harvest their largest corn crop ever despite challenging weather conditions. Low crop prices are expected due to the large supply, impacting farmer profitability. Efforts ...

Corn and soybean harvest begins in Iowa. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Corn and soybeans in Iowa are several days behind 2023’s maturation schedule, but are in overall good to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Forty-five percent of Iowa corn acres have reached the dent stage and soybeans are just beginning to color, with nearly all, or 90%, of the crop already ...

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 ...