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The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic livestock production. Industry groups say that this will help producers compete and promote trust in organic products for consumers.

Iowa dog shelters are at their highest capacity in more than five years.

“I have no idea what this is going to look like in two months because we don’t know what it’s going to look like after all the students are gone. It’s wait and see, which is so hard for me.”

After 181 years in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan University will close at the end of May. Local residents are mourning the loss and considering an uncertain future.

A new report from the Environmental Working Group found targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's conservation funding to the Mississippi River region would have huge benefits to water quality and the climate.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center in Ames have been using American Rescue Plan funding to see how different coronavirus variants operate in deer over time.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last month that it will not apply dietary supplement regulations to the hemp product CBD. The announcement has been frustrating for hemp farmers who have been waiting years for regulation.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinforced oversight on organic certification and enforcement to prevent mislabeled products, in what advocates are calling the biggest update in decades.

The report paints a grim picture of accelerating consolidation over the last three decades. Yet some communities and local grocery stores are finding ways to thrive.

According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone maps Iowa is in Zone 5. Here's what that means.