Currently on the web:
"5 Steps to Successful Direct to Consumer Meat Sales" - Successful Farming Agriculture.com "Cheese, Glorious Cheese" & "Iowa Cheese is Good Cheese" - Farm Bureau Family Living "Can annual forages fill your grazing gaps?" - Feed-Lot Magazine "How to beat the high cost of feed" - Feed-Lot Magazine "From first dates to hearty plates" - Farm Bureau Family Living "Ag learning for a lifetime" - Farm Bureau Family Living "Good Farm Neighbors Have Good Stories to Tell" - Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers "Derecho Brings Opportunity for Story County Farm" - Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers "So, you've gone to Texas. Now what?" - Feed-Lot Magazine "The Black Swans Have Their Day" - Feed-Lot Magazine "Third Party Audits and the Feedyard" - Feed-Lot Magazine
"Starting Strong: Young Farmers Survive on Solid Roots and Innovation" - Successful Farming
"Short supply of seed for cover crops" - Successful Farming
"That Tech in Your Hand" - FeedLot Magazine
"Resilient Farmers Face Flood Aftermath" - Successful Farming
"6 Common Traits of a Successful Rural Community" - Successful Farming
"Summer treats on wheels" - Farm Bureau Family Living Magazine
"The Recovery Begins on Flooded Iowa Farms" - Successful Farming
"30 Days and Counting After Floods Sweep Through Nebraska, Iowa" - Successful Farming
"Why Didn't the Levee Protect the Town of Hamburg, Iowa?" - Successful Farming
"Finding the road forward" - Sheep Industry News for NSIP
"A different road" - Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman
"3 Steps to Starting a Beef Herd" - Successful Farming
"Dairy producers use video conferencing, smartphone technology" - Progressive Dairyman
"Better Genetics Equals More Profit" - Sheep Industry News - for NSIP
"Polypay Takes on Parasite Study" - Sheep Industry News - for American Polypay Sheep Association - pre-study article
"Polypays Study Highlights Solution to Parasite Problem" - Sheep Industry News - for American Polypay Sheep Association - post-study article
"Farming 101: How to Plant Corn" - one of a series of Farming 101 articles for Successful Farming's Agriculture.com
"What You Need to Know About Pesticide Use on the Farm" - one of a series of web landing pages for Successful Farming's Agriculture.com
"The Importance of Women in Ag" - Successful Farming - another example from the agriculture.com landing pages
Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers - See the series of program and producer features created for CSIF's 20th Anniversary.
Covering the issues:
"Prop 12 Ruling: What's next for pig farmers?" - Successful Farming "Point to Producers, but WOTUS discussion continues" - Successful Farming "Pilot Project Tests the Waters on Disease Traceability" - FeedLot Magazine "Changing Grading: Is it time?" - FeedLot Magazine
"When disaster strikes beef" - Drovers CattleNetwork
"What happened to trust?" - Are third-party animal welfare audits necessary? - Drovers CattleNetwork
"Is Livestock Sustainability Sustainable? - Making a Global Effort Work Down on the Farm" - DroversCattleNetwork
"Keeping Beef Safe" - DroversCattleNetwork
Radio Ranch - KSIB Radio - Beef Safety
Interesting people & places:
"The Groenendyk farmhouse is full of laugher and love" - Farm Bureau Family Living Magazine "Iowa advocate sees progress in farm safety awareness" - Farm Bureau Spokesman "Coming Soon: An artist near you" - Farm Bureau Family Living Magazine
"Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame: Jeff Biegert" - Drovers CattleNetwork
"An education in elegance" - Farm Bureau Family Living - photo by Gary Fandel
"The Music In Him" - The Iowan Magazine
"At Work: Priceless Legacy" - The Iowan Magazine
"The Boys of Summer" - The Iowan Magazine
"It's Electric! Rural Electrification in Rural Iowa" - Talk of Iowa - Iowa Public Radio
Helping ag producers:
"A new pest, soybean gall midge, threatens fields" - Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman
"Analyze forage, grain before feeding" - Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman
"Shopping by the Numbers" - Sheep Industry News for NSIP
"Healthy Newborn Calves - A Service Opportunity" - Bovine Veterinarian
"Safe Travels" - The experts' advice on good cattle handling during transport - DroversCattleNetwork
"Growing the Industry Through Genetics" - Sheep Industry News
See the handout "Which Ram is Right for You?" and other materials on the NSIP website
Carcass Ultrasound 101 articles - CUP Lab™ & Technology Center - Volume 14-30
Coverage of the 2019 Iowa Pork Congress for Iowa Pork Producers Association - Iowa Pork Producer March 2019
Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers - 15th Anniversary - Program overviews, producer features, industry insight
Telling their stories:
"Responsible Beef - Making Resources Work - Amana Farms" - Our Responsible Beef. Our Responsible Beef is a joint project of Drovers CattleNetwork and Merck Animal Health.
More to read:
"The future burns bright" - Farm Bureau Family Living
"Protecting Fertility" - DroversCattleNetwork
"Women leading women in new directions in ag" - Progressive Dairyman - Canada and Progressive Dairyman
"Project Boosts Carcass Quality in the South" - BEEF Magazine
"Divine Intervention" - The Iowan Magazine
"Ultrasound's Roots are Still Strong and Growing" - Drovers CattleNetwork
"Anatomy of a County Fair" - The Iowan Magazine
"Political Brew" - The Iowan Magazine
"Riding the Waves" - The Iowan Magazine - International Regional Magazine Association Award Winner