In a year marked by plunging grain prices and rising financial pressure, you might have expected Iowa’s farmland market to finally crack. But a closer look at recent sales data shows a market that ...

Could Iowa be facing another 1980s-style farm crisis, a severe downturn marked by foreclosures, suicides and job and ...

Farmland values are on a historic run. After a record sale of $22,600 per acre in August, October came with a new record price as a piece of farmland in Johnson County, Iowa, brought a record $26,000 ...

AMES, Iowa – Farm managers, rural appraisers, real estate brokers and others interested in the Iowa land market can expect ...

Who will farm Iowa's fields in 20 years? For many family farmers, that question could mean the difference between their ...

DES MOINES — Iowa farm land has never been more valuable. The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland increased 17 percent to $11,411 in 2022, according to the Iowa State University Land Value ...

Policy should focus on preserving the quality of our land and protecting fairness for smaller operators, writes Joshua Manske ...

Iowa farmland is in high demand, which isn’t surprising considering we’re ranked first in the country for the production of corn, eggs, and pigs. In 2022, the Census of Agriculture reported more than ...

Mueller said the push for year-round E15 is needed now more than ever.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has extended the deadline for nominations for the 2026 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. The deadline to nominate a farmer or farm ...

Bills in the Iowa House and Senate would limit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources from buying land at auction with some exceptions. The House bill failed to advance out of committee on Tuesday, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Like many women, Lillie Beringer spent time at home after the birth of her first child, recovering from ...