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The switch to Mandatory Price Reporting for livestock sales data has been rocky, but the new system has the potential to provide more detailed information price information, segmented by livestock weights and quality levels.

Beef, dairy, sheep and swine producers, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone interested in coyotes and their habits are invited to participate.

Jean Bahr a University of Wisconsin professor of geology and environmental studies and an international authority on ground water, has installed an affordable, practical system into her Wisconsin home that transforms light from the sun into electricity, enabling her to meet a significant portion of her own electrical needs and to feed excess electricity into the Madison Gas and Electric power grid.

According to an Iowa State entomologist, biting flies can adversely affect animal performance, and spread disease among your cattle.

"The Art of Humane Propaganda: Photographers of the Farm Security Administration During the Great Depression," is a photographic documentary on exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art through Sept. 2.

National Tourism Week reveals the kinds of questions often asked by tourists who have left their brains at home.

Every small fruit and commercial vegetable grower should have at least one complete plant tissue nutrient analysis from each field for each crop before harvests begin, said Virginia Tech horticulturist.

Although experts are putting the blame on the hemlock wolly adelgid, the answer isn't that simple.

The annual Waynedale FFA member recognition banquet honored Star Greenhands, Star Chapter Farmers, Honorary Chapter Farmer, and crowned a new FFA queen.

Once again, visitors from around the world will be able to log onto their Internet browsers, sit back and witness one of nature's wonders: a crop of corn growing in eastern Iowa.