71% of Waterloo union members vote no, 55% reject proposal overall
UAW Local 838 members were officially on strike at midnight across Waterloo John Deere facilities on Thursday after contract negotiations failed to meet the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Wednesday.
ALBERT CITY, Iowa -- Alceco, a co-op based in Albert City, Iowa, has signed a letter of intent to acquire full ownership of Ag Partners, LLC, on or around July 31.
Greg Owens was looking for improvements for the power sweep situation in his bins. His system wasn’t working as well as he would like handling the half million bushels of corn he brought in annually.
Record yields in four of the past five years throughout much of the region have helped many farmers overcome low crop prices and stay afloat. Yields this year will not be at record levels. Not even close in some areas.
PENDER, Neb. -- Leon and Tami Svoboda beam while talking about the unique, hairy pigs they raise at their farm near Pender.
KIRON, Iowa — Brian Lundell did not grow up dreaming of a career in the hog industry, but when opportunity presented itself, he did not hesitate.
KIRON, Iowa — Brian Lundell did not grow up dreaming of a career in the hog industry, but when opportunity presented itself, he did not hesitate.
ALVORD, Iowa -- A new feedlot management system for the cattle yard at Mogler Farms is saving time and providing managers with useful data at their fingertips.
LE MARS, Iowa -- Every day of cool, rainy weather this spring has meant delays for Siouxland farmers itching to get in their fields and get their crops planted.
SIOUX CITY -- A new hog confinement is planned to open later this year in southeast Woodbury County, after the county board of supervisors approved an application that showed the unit passed the environmental matrix grading system.
YANKTON, S.D. -- From an elevator to an oat processing plant, Yaggies Inc. has seen a lot of change since the late 1960s.
CHEROKEE, Iowa -- The former Tyson Foods meat plant in Cherokee, idle since 2014, has sprung back to life with a new owner and product line.
DES MOINES -- The response by agricultural leaders to last week’s federal EPA announcement regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard has been decidedly subdued.
LAWTON, Iowa -- Twenty-two hours after showers doused portions of Woodbury County, combines and grain wagons rolled again Wednesday, resuming work amid early stages of the 2018 harvest.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- Across Siouxland, grain bins and elevators tower over the landscape, a constant reminder of the grain harvested from the land.
Justin Engelhardt of Wild Hill Honey checks a hive to make sure the queen bee has been accepted into the colony while working Monday, May 14, 2018, at his rural Sioux City apiary. Tori and Justin Engelhardt are rebuilding their honey business after vandals destroyed their hives last winter. …
May is Beef Month, a designation that honors an industry that's important to many people in the tri-state area. Here are a few facts about the beef industry in the three states.
ALLEN, Neb. | Many college students take advantage of the weekends to sleep in, maybe watch a little extra TV and take their minds off of classes and homework for a little while.
PENDER, Neb. | Thurston County has become the latest Nebraska county to receive the state's Livestock Friendly County designation.
That grain elevator in town is probably doing OK, but it feels the pain of a weak farm economy just like any other agribusiness.
Harvest photos from the Journal archives
SIOUX CITY | A Sioux City meat plant and its parent company have reached a $625,000 settlement with workers who claimed the company did not pay them for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear while at work.
INWOOD, Iowa — As the growing demand for craft beer continues to cause shortages of a key ingredient, a few Siouxland farmers are hopping to the industry’s rescue.