Weekly crop reports show Iowa’s planting season is beginning, but soggy fields across central Iowa are keeping most farmers ...

Farming is a tough job with high risks and often dwindling returns. Here’s why Iowa’s farmers persist in agriculture — and ...

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig said the rain may be slowing progress with planting, but it's helping to recharge the soil's ...

Paige Klipstein, Research Analyst, Decision Innovation Solutions on behalf of Iowa Farm Bureau.

Sophie Wyckoff joined KTIV as an Anchor/Multimedia Journalist in January 2026. She grew up in Prior Lake, Minnesota, but lived in Ames, Iowa, while at school before moving to Sioux City. She graduated ...