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August 3, 2022
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Industrial Media Unboxing Video
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IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.
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Jeff O'Connor checks soybeans at his farm, Kankakee, Ill., Aug. 4, 2022.
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August 31, 2022
A hog on a farm near Elliott, Iowa, Dec. 2, 2021.
Facility
Pig Welfare Rule Delays Frustrate Small Farmers
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August 22, 2022
Landus CEO Matt Carstens during a Plots in the Park media event, Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 2022.
Safety
Des Moines Tries Cooperation to Reduce Farm Runoff
It’s a surprising turn in a long-running spat between Iowa's dominant industry and a water utility.
June 3, 2022
Tara Kramer with her cat, Busy, in her apartment in Des Moines, Iowa, April 8, 2022.
Consumer Trends
States Scale Back Food Stamp Benefits Even as Prices Soar
Pandemic-era benefits had helped families in need at a time of skyrocketing food prices.
April 18, 2022
This 2017 photo shows cage-free chickens on a Versova farm in Iowa.
Supply Chain
Cage-Free Chicken Campaign Gains Unexpected Traction
The percentage of hens in cage-free housing has jumped from 4% in 2010 to 28% in 2020, and that's expected to rise even faster in the near future.
February 11, 2022
This 2018 photo shows Jeff Frank on his farm near Auburn, Iowa.
Capital Investment
Farmers' Real Estate Boom Outpacing Hot Residential Values
While median existing-home prices rose by 15.8% in the U.S. last year, farmland values went up about double that rate in places like Iowa.
January 21, 2022
A hog walks in a holding pen on the Ron Mardesen farm on Dec. 2, 2021, near Elliott, Iowa.
Supply Chain
California Grocers, Retailers Sue to Block Farm Animal Welfare Law
Most hog producers haven't made changes to comply with the law, and now a coalition of business owners is seeking more than a two-year delay.
December 13, 2021
Morey Hill speaks about his farming operation on April 16 near Madrid, Iowa.
Supply Chain
After 2 Embattled Years, Farmers See Improved Outlook
As farmers begin planting the nation's dominant crops of corn and soybeans, they're dealing with the strongest prices in years.
April 27, 2021
Cows stand in a pen at the Vaughn Farms cattle operation on March 2 near Maxwell, Iowa.
Supply Chain
Meat Industry Consolidation Hampers Efforts to Ensure Supply
The money flowing to small slaughterhouses shows no sign of solving the meat problem.
March 15, 2021
In this Jan. 26 photo, protesting farmers ride tractors and shout slogans as they march to the capital breaking police barricades during India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India.
Labor
Issues in India's Farmer Protests Mirror Some in US
The protests in New Delhi raise issues that resonate in the United States and have led to dramatic change in rural America.
February 1, 2021