In 1967, Walter Goeppinger of Boone led corn growers across the state to pool their efforts to create the Iowa Corn Growers Association, an advocate for producers and an educator of farmers. There are 7,500 dues-paying members with farmers serving as board directors elected by their ...

Taking into consideration their members’ concerns on top issues affecting corn growers, the Iowa Corn Growers Association is taking those concerns to elected officials both on the state and federal levels, once again, in 2020. According to the ICGA, it starts at the grassroots level, where ...

Even though Iowa is the No. 1 pork-producing state in the country and the top state for pork exports, some Iowans might not know that the Iowa Pork Producers Association used to be called the Iowa Swine Growers Association, which began meeting in the early 1930s. The goal of the original ...

They’re brightly colored, super healthy, tasty and incredibly versatile. The aronia berry exploded onto the agricultural scene, and one grower, Dean Tranel, continues to reap its benefits. Tranel plants 10 acres of aronia berries and intends to expand to 15 acres this year. He also ...

The latest survey by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) revealed that the milk goat inventory in Iowa as of Jan. 1, 2020, was at 29,000 head — down 9 percent from the 32,000 head in Iowa in 2019. Iowa ranked third in total milk goats in 2019, which tied with numbers ...

For decades, farmers have looked to the Iowa Soybean Association to expand into international markets with carefully crafted relationships. The ISA has generated greater demand, fueled research that has led to new products and capitalized upon technology that has helped farmers increase yields ...