Iowa Public Radio

Corn, but shorter: Why Midwest farmers are experimenting with smaller varieties

Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt. A couple years ...

Nebraska takes the lead in rural strength, carbon capture | Opinion

Our neighbor is opening new markets for farmers; Iowa policymakers should take notice, writes Tom Buis of American Carbon ...
Yahoo

Midwest farm economies suffered while some Sun Belt states rolled in early 2025

Machinery harvests corn in Scotts Bluff County, Neb., last year. Low prices for row crops and high costs for fertilizer are squeezing Midwest row-crop farmers while the Southeast is still on an ...
Iowa Public Radio

Drought has returned to the Midwest. Farmers say it could hurt their harvests

Indiana farmer Josh Boxell is in the middle of harvesting corn and soybeans. He says dry conditions mean his soybeans are maturing unevenly. Several states, including Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Farmers across the Midwest learn how iron and flames can take out weeds

Farmers look at equipment on display at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station in central Iowa on August 20, 2025. Weeds are a ...
Grand Forks Herald

A harvest with no bounty: Midwest farmers may struggle to break even this year

WYNDMERE, N.D.--Talking to Carson Klosterman, one would never guess that farmers in the upper Midwest are heading into their fourth straight year of slumping commodity prices. Klosterman, who just ...
KBIA

How the federal shutdown is hurting Midwest farmers — already dealing with a difficult year

Kansas farmer Stephen Kalb says the shutdown of USDA “just means a lot of uncertainty right now.” The government shutdown stops USDA from administering farm subsidies, raising the specter of growing ...
News Tribune

Solar arrays supply shade — and land — for Midwest farmers

Linda Hezel starts clipping herbs, vegetables and produce from the vines on her farm in Kearney, Missouri, early each morning. The ground-mounted solar array that powers Hezel's home also provides ...
Seeking Alpha

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — The company behind a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants across five Midwest states and store it underground in North Dakota ...
AgWeb

2026 Weather Outlook: La Niña’s Quick Exit, El Niño’s Potential and the Signals Farmers Should Watch

Meteorologists predict a quick La Niña exit, with a 75% chance of transitioning to ENSO-neutral by Jan-March. Expect neutral ...
Yahoo

Midwest farm economies suffered while some Sun Belt states kept rolling in early 2025

Machinery harvests corn in Scotts Bluff County, Neb., last year. Low prices for row crops and high costs for fertilizer are squeezing Midwest row-crop farmers while the Southeast is still on an ...