The cotton boom created a demand for labor to work on cotton farms, which cotton growers met ... went from 894,452 in 1800 to 3,953,587 in 1860. During that same period, the per capita gross ...

Iowa’s Constitution was drafted and ratified in 1857 and the original document is now better protected. Iowa Secretary of ...

The Johnson County Historic Poor Farm has been designated a heritage area by Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, recognizing its complex history as a site where marginalized individuals once ...

“Many of our farm families, especially those right here in Iowa, hold their wealth in acres of fertile soil, tractors, and combines," Ernst said in a statement to the Des Moines Register ...

Over the decades, Nick has seen Iowa transform. Once full of small farms and thriving agricultural communities, the state is now home to sprawling, industrial agricultural operations. From warehouses ...

A southwest Iowa farmer will lead the board that insures the Farm Credit System. Glen R. Smith, an Atlantic farmer, was elected Jan. 22 as chair of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corp.'s three ...

A 20-mile (32-kilometer) stretch of the road, Iowa Highway 175, connects the towns that send students to DeJean’s old high ...

The median price for Iowa home sales in January was $220,000.-That’s up 2.3% from a year ago. The number of Iowa single family homes listed for sale in January grew by nearly 30%.

RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON U.S. GOODS ARE KICKING IN. WIND COMPANIES IN IOWA SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER PAUSING APPROVALS OF NEW WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IS ALREADY HURTING THE INDUSTRY.

HE EVENTUALLY FOUND A NEW HOME AT THE IOWA FARM SANCTUARY. THE SANCTUARY IS STILL NOT SURE WHY FILL WAS SICK. IT SAYS FILL WAS S Phill, the beloved water buffalo who led central Iowa authorities ...

ODEBOLT, Iowa (AP ... In this wide-open area, farm animals outnumber people by a wide margin. The county that includes Odebolt is home to about 46,000 cattle — more than four times the ...

ODEBOLT, Iowa — In the farm town ... In this wide-open area, farm animals outnumber people by a wide margin. The county that includes Odebolt is home to about 46,000 cattle — more than four ...