EMMETSBURG, Iowa — Harn Soper calls it a work in progress. The work involves building a vertically integrated farm system. Soper manages the family farm that spans four generations. They used to be ...

NASHUA, Iowa — Clark McGregor says he’s glad he invested in cattle feeding in Iowa. McGregor, who farms with his father, Ron, near Nashua, had been finishing 600 head of cattle per year on outside ...

For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA’s Farm Service Agency Farm Storage Facility Loan Program to enhance their operations ...