Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi River basin, which causes a ...

An interesting story is developing in western Iowa. I've been hearing bits and pieces of it from my sister, who lives on our family farm. The local and Des Moines newspapers have been full of stories ...

MOORHEAD, Minn.-Farmer Scott Gillespie of Johnson, near the headwaters of the Red River in far western Minnesota, said farmers can't just do it by themselves in trying to control flooding in the ...

MOORHEAD, Minn.--Farmer Scott Gillespie of Johnson, near the headwaters of the Red River in far western Minnesota, said farmers can't just do it by themselves in trying to control flooding in the ...

Join the 28,000 people who count on Daily Digger for local news. Delivered Monday-Saturday mornings. The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has filed a final update to farm water quality rules ...

AgweekTV this week looks at the House Ag Committee's new leadership and the reaction to it, a new food company started by three farm daughters, the gift of being able to install drain tile in December ...

Minnesota’s farmlands are being drain-tiled at a breakneck pace, prompting an often sharp debate that pits better crop yields against runoff and water-quality concerns. To understand how quickly tile ...

There’s not much doubt that Osage’s Dallas Kuper is a man with a plan. The former Osage High School wrestling standout and 2008 graduate of Iowa State University has started a new local business ...