A recent spell of wet weather was accepted gratefully by weary farmers, but with the realization that more — and in some cases, much more — is needed to escape an extended drought. “We’re still…

WASHINGTON — If GPS-guided tractors led the previous revolution in agriculture, the next generation of farming is likely to be marked by unmanned drones with onboard sensors that can spot weeds and decide when and…

Carly Dreher fits many descriptions. Honor student. Cheerleader. And a gifted public speaker. But at heart, she’s a farm girl. “I don’t know what it is about ag, if it’s the passion and the people,…

Parents dream of sending their kids off to college to become doctors and lawyers, Matt Kleopfer said. Heck, he probably thought so, too.  But no longer. “The best kids in class need to be going…

Chuck Sutherland farms across a wide swath of Allen County. He and cousin Joel Sutherland are partners, farming mostly row crops like soybeans and corn on 3,000 acres. Their plots are scattered across the county,…

Buying a plot of land in rural America has never been so expensive. And that’s even with soaring interest rates. Rising commodity prices mean farmers made record amounts of money this year, spurring a rush…

Changes are coming to Iola’s Orscheln Farm and Home franchise. The store is one of 73 Orscheln locations that are being acquired by Bomgaars, an Iowa-based farm and home supply retailer. The transaction will make…

Mother Nature finally relented, with periodic rains breaking a monthslong dry spell for area farmers. While it was enough to prompt area counties to end burn bans as dormant vegetation once again showed meager signs…

It’s a crisp fall afternoon and Loren Liebscher is towing a wagon filled with families with his tractor and heading towards his pumpkin patch — something he’s done every autumn for 21 years. About 18,000…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure. The…