December 2025

Teenager wearing headphones and playing online video games. (Adobe Stock-#478073888 │ stokkete)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family, Youth

Summer screen time tips for families

Summer break often means more screen time for kids. Experts encourage parents to set boundaries, stay involved and create opportunities for in-person connection. Read More

Ag News, Animal Health, General, Government, Livestock, USDA

Five prong plan is working to fend off NWS, officials say 

Blogs, Editorials, Editors, Kylene, Kylene Scott, Livestock, Opinion

A hard-earned dollar 



Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Iowa confirms avian flu in backyard flock

Baling hay in Faulkner County on May 16, 2025. Hay growers are trying to work between the raindrops, but are struggling this spring. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kevin Lawson.)

Kansas Hay Report

MU Extension agronomist Tim Schnakenberg and dairy specialist Reagan Bluel urge forage growers to participate in the Ozark Empire Fair Hay Contest in Springfield. Photo courtesy of Tim Schnakenberg.

State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay bales in a field at sunrise. (Adobe Stock │ #489362175 - Petr)

Hay Report

Cash Bids

A cowboy on a horse surrounded by livestock during a cattle drive. (iStock │ #477413769 - johnrandallalves)

Cattle Report

Grain Report

Many of this year's top stories in ag, food and environmental law have carried over from 2024 and are likely to remain big in 2026. (UADA file photo)

Farmland ownership, WOTUS, pesticide labeling issues among top agricultural law stories of 2025