In The News
- I found myself bursting with pride recently when a young man named Colin Hurd was featured in the Iowa State Daily for his work in… Learn more
- All farmers understand supply and demand. A drought reduces the supply of corn, for example, and prices go up. It’s natural, because we sell our… Learn more
- One of the greatest pleasures in my life is being able to provide scholarships to young people pursuing agriculture and agribusiness related degrees. I’m particularly… Learn more
- A lot of folks are starting to ask me how the current drought — the worst since 1988 — will affect farmland prices. Will it… Learn more
- When it came to financial experts, they didn’t get any bigger — or any smarter — than Barton Biggs, who died July 14 at the… Learn more
- It wasn’t so long ago that we were all feeling downright euphoric about the 2012 crop season. A mild winter had ended early, enabling many… Learn more
- A survey of 246 farmland owners shows that 65% of those participating felt someone else would pay more for their farm than they feel it… Learn more
- American agriculture lost one of its best friends this weekend, when Mark Pearson, longtime host of Iowa Public Television’s Market to Market show, died suddenly… Learn more
- Farmers have always loved their land and sought to keep it in the family for generations.But there may be one objective that’s even more important:… Learn more
- As I write this, American diplomats are dealing with the awkward situation of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who got crossways with Chinese authorities and took… Learn more