Jason and Jami Sherer own Cobb Hollow Farms — and are the newest recipients of the Good Farm Neighbor Award. "We're very ...

Family-owned farms are the economic and cultural backbone of Iowa — and have been since the first settlers arrived. The state has several public-private programs designed to keep those farms alive.

With record high egg prices, should the U.S. vaccinate chickens against bird flu? Any such program would be expensive and ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of ...

but is often fatal to domestic bird populations, including chickens and turkeys. The disease can also impact dairy cattle, and 13 cases were detected in Iowa dairy herds in June of 2024.

Ms. Rollins wants to repeal California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law, but opposition is growing from a clean-eating, ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says he's encouraged by the announcement of a plan by the U-S Ag Secretary to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Naig says it is a five-pronged plan. He ...

Rep. Randy Feenstra touted the USDA's newly announced plan to combat bird flu which includes a voluntary vaccination strategy ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1 billion to tackle the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says he’s encouraged by the announcement of a plan by the U.S. Ag Secretary to ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig applauded the USDA’s updated response to bird flu, emphasizing that poultry producers ...