Organic farmer Jack Fehr produces soybeans without chemical fertilizers or pesticides near West Bend, Iowa. (Photo by Keith Schneider/The New Lede) WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about ...

Weed management is a key concern for any farmer. But it’s at the top of the list for those growing organic field crops, seeking or maintaining organic certification. Without synthetic pesticides to ...

WEST BEND, Iowa (KTIV) - Fields of corn, soybeans and wheat fill the windshield as you drive through northwest Iowa. But there are some that are different than the rest. Thomas Fehr is a 6th ...

Keith White invited an older farmer to his land, which sits on the south edge of Memphis next to Highway 61 and under a row of power lines. White was preparing the 45 acres for soybeans, and the older ...

Mark McHargue is president of Nebraska Farm Bureau. He and his wife, Judi, operate a diversified farm where they raise irrigated corn, popcorn and soybeans using both organic and conventional cropping ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American ...

Proposed changes to protect endangered species from pesticide use “would greatly inhibit agriculture on a significant amount of land,” the American Soybean Association says. EPA's Vulnerable Species ...

It’s the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of starvation-level poverty. But the encouraging trend ...

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WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water ought to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear Creek ...

WEST BEND — People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water may want to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear Creek ...