Although many people who live in rural areas and small towns leave for big cities, a man in western Iowa bucked the trend, returning home -- house and all -- to take over his family's farm.

It’s fair to say that 2025 has been a year of meaningful progress for agriculture, on top of some very big challenges. Farm Bureau helped farmers and ranchers across the country navigate the roller ...

AMES, Iowa — A new study from Iowa State University reveals slight increases in farm values, yet some farmers continue to face challenges. The Iowa Farm Bureau points to several factors affecting farm ...

Iowa soybean farmers are harvesting what the Iowa Farm Bureau says could be a record crop this year, with an expected 53 bushels per acre. But Verne Hosek, who lives outside Fairfax, isn’t optimistic ...

The two Iowans who serve on the House Agriculture Committee say farmers need congress to complete action on Farm Bill provisions as soon as possible. Republican Randy Feenstra of Hull represents ...

Iowa's farm income is projected to fall 24% in 2026, continuing a multi-year downturn. High production costs, reduced government aid and lower crop values are key factors in the decline. Despite a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - President Trump’s $12 billion payment to farmers is meant to alleviate hardship after a year of shifting tariffs and fluctuating federal funding along with the government ...

President Donald Trump listens as Cordt Holub of Dysart, Iowa, speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Buy ...

Farmers in Iowa and across the Midwest are facing extreme financial distress due to three years of falling profits. Iowa recorded the second-most farm bankruptcies in the nation during the first half ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. WITH HALLOWEEN IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, IT’S TIME TO LOOK AHEAD TO CHRISTMAS AND THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS TAKING OVER ONE INDIANOLA STREET. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA IS LIVE FROM ...