AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning ...

Once a small piece of the food pie, organic foods are going mainstream and jumping into more row crop fields. Organic products are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and nearly 3 out ...

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Iowa farmers are growing more organic corn, soybeans, hay and oats, driving a 30% spike in the state's organic acres over the past three years, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows. Iowa ...

A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

Time moves on and in every walk of life changes take place. And so it has been in agriculture. Farming practices that were thought vital for survival have gone by the wayside. Equipment that might ...