Oligarch Watch / Jeff and Deb Hansen spend hundreds of thousands to keep the state friendly to their business. Chuck Collins There are about 75 million pigs being raised on farms in the United States, ...

After decades raising hogs in Iowa, they wanted a way out of factory farming. Their solution was a return to nature, and a lot of mushrooms. By Cara Buckley Cara Buckley visited the Faaborg farm in ...

Thousands of U.S. and global producers, industry professionals and experts gathered at the annual World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The U.S. House Agriculture ...

Meeting the real people behind Iowa's family farms reminds us what’s real in a world increasingly shaped online.

SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa — Seven pigs rescued from severe neglect on an abandoned rural farm earlier this year are now thriving in new homes, thanks to the work of animal welfare officers, volunteers, and ...