Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man's life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the

Next year, a second herbicide-tolerant trait is expected to show up in soybeans.

With a financial crisis dominating the national scene and the USDA still writing the rules for new farm bill, there is no shortage of material for Roger McEowen to mull over at the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at

CLIVE --- Patrick Webb believes by playing with a model, pork producers and other interested parties can learn what to do in the event of a disease outbreak.

This past week, the USDA lowered its estimate for corn and soybean production throughout the United States.

STATE CENTER --- Eric Finch believes when it comes to the public and the pork industry, perception is everything.

OSCEOLA --- Cattle backgrounders are searching for cost-effective ways to increase pounds as feedlots demand heavier cattle.

AMES --- With workers preparing to move equipment and animals into a huge new addition, spirits are high at Iowa State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, but hurdles remain.

ST. LOUIS --- Agriculture needs to get to the table on climate-change discussions.

CLARINDA --- Curtis Meier has every reason to believe the future of Iowa's pork industry is bright.

ST. LOUIS --- China likely will continue to be a major world soybean buyer.

Seed companies and food processors will be looking to expand production of healthier oils in the 2009 growing season.

The good news is Iowa farmers and rural banks are not in the same economic turmoil that has pulled Wall Street down in recent weeks.

ALBIA --- When Junior Gardner started working in an office, he was not as comfortable as being on his farm. So, he moved part of the farm into his office.

While fall is the time to bring in the crop from the growing season, it is also a time to get a cab view of weed issues that may arise next year.

AMES --- Changes are afoot at veterinary schools. One reason is the need for graduates who want to practice what is commonly referred to as food-animal care.

MONTICELLO --- The Castle Grove Country Club in Monticello may not be a place most farmers want to visit when they hear the name.

State entomologists are cautioning soybean growers another aphid outbreak could be brewing for the 2009 growing season.

DENVER -- Terry Stokes, CEO of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), announced he will resign following the 2009 Cattle Industry Convention, Jan.31.

CHARLES CITY --- The Floyd County Board of Supervisors will contest a state decision to allow a hog confinement near Colwell.