Midwestern Region



Champion Senior Meats Team: Sioux County 1 (left to right) -- Jacob Haverhals, Jacob Boogerd, Gabby Oteri and Izy Klein. (Iowa State University Extension)

Youth from across Iowa compete in 2025 4-H Meat Judging Contest

Boy enjoys winter fishing. (Adobe Stock │ #407385436 - Maksym Dragunov)

Iowa 4-H launches winter fishing series

  • By Sydney Peterson │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
An agrivoltaic approach provides an array of benefits. (University of Minnesota System)
Feedlot intensive production system beef cattle. (iStock │ #2153732613 - shiota)
Sara Wyant
Cattle in feedlot in West Texas. (iStock │ #174479340 - dhughes9)

With U.S. beef slaughter down, consumer prices likely to remain high

Temperature and precipitation patterns varied sharply across the country with eyes on Northwest, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.