The Raccoon River from the Bill Riley Trail in Des Moines on Dec. 28, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture department has initiated a pilot project that will pay farmers to implement buffer strips along streams that feed the ...

A bioreactor constructed in June 2025 at the Iowa State University Southeast Iowa Research Farm near Washington, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of IDALS) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...

Temperatures across the state of Iowa were near the climatological normal, though precipitation was below average as parts of the state slid into dry conditions for the close of harvest season, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday more than $450,000 in cost share funding was awarded to nine conservation districts ...

Jul. 25—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship formed a formal agreement with Jasper County last week that will effectively kickstart the search for bioreactor and saturated buffers ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture department has initiated a pilot project that will pay farmers to implement ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is beginning construction on 18 water quality and nitrate reduction projects in Tama and Grundy ...