In 1985, a newly minted nonprofit set up a phone number to help gather donations: 1-800-FARM-AID. But many of the people calling weren’t offering money. They were looking for help. “It was the first ...

THIENSVILLE, Wis. - Don’t have time to pick your own apples in an orchard? No problem. Brian Kramp is at the Farmers Market in Thiensville (250 Elm Street) with a local farmer who takes pride in ...

Of course, every day the cattle had to be cared for, fed, milked and bedded. The farm always had oxen to use, with steers growing up to replace them when they were sold, as they were an important ...

WASHINGTON (Valley News Live) - President Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Monday to support farmers hurt by tariffs and the U.S. trade war with China. Trump unveiled the plan at a White ...

A few years ago, Wisconsin soybean farmer Doug Rebout was getting $14.50 a bushel for his crop. Now, amid a trade dispute with China and rising production costs driven by inflation, that price has ...

Auctioneer Randy Stabe leads the largest land auction of his career Sept. 17 - 18 at the Hinton Community Center in northwest Iowa. Iowa farmers are seeing a drop in their income. Economists say one ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Iowa - Kyle Wendland stepped away from his engineering degree two decades ago to follow his father – not just into farming corn, but into a world of debt, grit, and stubborn faith he ...

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