Clearly, landownership is a wonder piece of a person’s holdings. You go to bed with the same number of acres you woke up with, it doesn’t change where it is located or who manages it, doesn’t have a new login ...

At one time, a John Deere B or a Farmall M was a pretty big machine that could, in machine shed “honk the donkey” and do a lot of work for a farm operation. Now, they are regulated to parade ...

The Ag Secretary (Iowa’s own former governor Vilsack) lashed out at a budget proposal that is backed by the majority of the house republicans as a radical attack on USDA safety net programs. The floated 2025 budget would gore ox ...

Kicking the Can down the road. As predicted, Congress continues to avoid controversy during an election year. They have kicked the can down the road on the Farm bill through 2024. I am sure the extra months will be well ...

In Iowa, even if you are a confirmed spinster or bachelor, you can participate in a divorce of sorts. No , not talking about common law marriage (which is a thing in Iowa, but no, it isn’t based on years ...

Out west, because of how the railroad acquired property for its purposes back in the 1800s, the US government end up with a series of landholdings that are checkerboarded with private landholdings. Imagine a checkerboard where every black square is ...