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Many rural businesses and farms will benefit from the tax overhaul passed Wednesday by Congress. But there’s a catch: If the changes fail to spur...
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Of all the expensive machinery Tom Giessel worked during the 2017 wheat harvest, his favorite sits in the office of his home.It’s a microfilm machine, the…
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High interest rates have the potential to slow an economy and drop prices. So when the Federal Reserve Board raised the interest rate last week for the…
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All week, Harvest Public Media's series Choice Cuts: Meat In America is examining how the meat industry is changing the U.S. food system and the American…
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Big farms are collecting taxpayer dollars that they haven’t necessarily earned by taking advantage of a loophole in government subsidy rules, according to…
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Todd Mendenhall slouches in his barber's chair, his gaze fixed on the door of his shop, waiting for a customer to open it. The clock ticks to one o'clock…
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Unmanned aerial vehicles aren’t just for spies or for the battlefield. Farmers all over the country think drones can give them a leg up, too.Tech-savvy…
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Farmers who still have not been able to get into the fields will have a decision to make at the end of the month.After June 1st Iowa farmers enter the…
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The vast area of the country between the cities has considerable strengths, recent studies show, although population growth generally has some negatives…