Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Climate-smart farming has risen the ranks in Midwest states

Since 2021, EQIP contracts for "climate-smart" practices have increased above general practices in all 12 Midwest states with help from IRA funding  Summary ...
Purdue University

Midwest Farmers Wanted: Share How Past Weather Extremes Shape Current Farming Decisions

Do You Know Farmers in Indiana, Illinois, or Iowa? We are currently conducting interviews as part of the IMPACT²: Social-Ecological Memory in Midwest Agriculture project. This research explores how ...
Rapid City Journal

Drought worsens in some key Midwest farming states

ST. LOUIS | A weekly drought report shows that conditions have worsened in some key Midwest farming states where the corn harvest is more than halfway completed. The U.S. Drought Monitor map released ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan

John Deere layoffs reflect farming challenges in global economic cycle

There is a specific pattern in the Midwest farming industry, and Iowa is no exception. Iowa is the second largest agricultural exporter in the U.S. according to the Iowa Farm Bureau, which also ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Midwest economy remains strong thanks to ethanol, farming

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The new jobs created by ethanol plants and strong farm income helped the economy remain strong in a nine-state region of the Midwest, according to a monthly survey of supply ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Farming, ethanol prop up Midwest economy

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The new jobs created by ethanol plants and strong farm income helped the economy remain strong in a nine-state region of the Midwest, according to a monthly survey of supply ...