A device that can detect and remove damaged popcorn kernels has been developed from a machine that is usually used to sort wheat. Photo courtesy of USDA-GIPSA. Sorter Detects and Removes Damaged Popcorn Kernels By December 15, 2009 A device

AMES -- The Iowa 4-H Foundation has received $15,300 from the Monsanto Fund to support the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa March 26-27, 2010, on the Iowa State University campus.

LITTLE AMANA -- As farmers continue harvesting, the overall economy will likely continue to be the major factor in commodity prices.

Some cattle producers might face a blue Christmas after receiving unwelcome news in the mail earlier this week.

This was the last year of the alfalfa variety trials at Iowa State University.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Many farmers try to respond to animal-welfare critics with business and science-based answers.

A bill introduced this week by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., would require the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw the sub-therapeutic use of seven classes of antibiotics in food animals.

Solon farmer Ed Ulch, Iowa Soybean Association secretary, recently was elected to an at-large seat on the National Biodiesel Board, according to a news release.

AMES -- The maize genome sequence is complete, thanks to efforts at Iowa State University.

Some cattle producers may be facing a blue Christmas after receiving some unwelcome news in the mail recently.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has generated a return on investment of $1.54 per hundredweight so far in 2009, according to an independent economic analysis of the voluntary program.

MOLINE, Ill. --- Deere & Co. announced the single largest one-year sales decline — $5 billion — in company history, but the Waterloo operation provided one of the bright spots with the company's new 8R Series tractors.

A professor had a reputation for asking the same questions on tests year after year.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it is postponing a decision until next summer whether to allow the blending of up to 15 percent ethanol in conventional gasoline.

HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. -- Sifting through old books in her 1868 home, Betty Mendenhall came across a treasure trove of handwritten notes from a woman.

WEST DES MOINES -- Iowa farmers find themselves at a crossroads — faced with state and federal budget cuts, a downturned economy and difficult commodity markets.

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation meeting included elections and award presentations

DES MOINES -- The late harvest dominated most hallway discussions at this past week's annual meeting of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. --- Matt Reynolds developed his winter-feeding regimen with the sole purpose of keeping his cows in good body condition.

A Sioux County cattle feedlot operation has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty to settle allegations it violated the federal Clean Water Act by allowing manure and wastewater to discharge into the West Branch of the Floyd River.