Too much salt isn’t only bad for our bodies, it’s bad for our crops, which don’t grow well in highly saline soil. But MIT engineers may have found a way … Read More

Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t – repeat don’t – wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving … Read More

With $767 million in payments, Iowa farmers are the biggest beneficiaries so far of President Donald Trump’s second aid package for U.S. farmers, meant to offset damage from ongoing trade … Read More

House democrats and the trump administration have worked out their issues on USMCA — they’re just waiting to see the final deal on paper, says speaker Nancy Pelosi. But even … Read More

An ambitious “phase two” trade deal between the United States and China is looking less likely as the two countries struggle to strike a preliminary “phase one” agreement, according to … Read More

The White House has asked Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s office for input on the administration’s latest proposal to boost the ethanol market in 2020, after a flurry of conversations between … Read More

The White House has asked Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s office for input on the administration’s latest proposal to boost the ethanol market in 2020, after a flurry of conversations between … Read More

Illinois reaps the benefit of state and local governments joined by a network of stakeholders to reduce nutrient losses in Illinois waterways, according to Lauren Lurkins, Illinois Farm Bureau director … Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers on Friday not to eat any romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif., after at least 40 cases of E. coli infection nationwide, … Read More

U.S. farmland prices have neither skyrocketed nor fallen back to earth since reaching record levels in 2013-14. Instead, land values, much like the U.S. economy in general, seem to be … Read More