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The U.S. corn yield appears on pace to break its six-year streak of undershooting trendline expectations, and some analyst ...

Favorites include pretty-much-anything-on-a-stick, cheese curds, peppermint bars and the ooey-gooey Barksdale’s State Fair ...

Corn and soybean crops continue to progress well throughout Iowa, with 15% of corn silking and 36% of soybeans blooming amid ...

As big yield estimates are being thrown around so early, it's stoking an intense debate. However, that's not stopping the ...

The Iowa State Fair returns Aug. 7-17 filled with 11 days of big concerts on the Grandstand, huge animals, blue ribbons, ...

This Iowa distiller created a whiskey to mark her grandfather’s WWII service. Now it’s a salve for veterans — and the ...

The corn markets opened much weaker after the lack of a Chinese purchase deal over the holiday weekend and continuation of ...

Every July, the Iowa State Fair announces a long list of new foods that will make their debut the following month at the fair ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you're going to the fairgrounds next month, make sure to come hungry: The Iowa State Fair will debut ...

Family farms all over Central Illinois are starting to sell sweet corn. Lingley Brothers Sweetcorn started selling their ...

Dwana Salisbury was the 1D award winner, Tori Hawks was the 2D, Dawni O’Bryan was the 3D, and Jailin Parker was the 4D. The highest combination points was Jaelin Parker and reserve was Talara Coen.