The 2026 Iowa State Fair is now less than 100 days away, and Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons is giving fairgoers a look at one of the ...

Late summer in the Midwest means one thing: state fair season. From deep-fried cheese curds in Minnesota to a 600-pound ...

Learn everything you need to know about the Midwest’s state fair obsession. (KEREM YUCEL/AFP via ) For generations of ...

It’s hard to say, but we’re picking some darn good cattle nowadays.” No matter the species, the heart of the work remains the ...

Few businesses and even fewer people live to see 114 years of age. But the Sime family farm just outside Stoughton has. Bruce ...

We wouldn’t be where we are today without Biological Farmer Friends (of the Lower Yahara),” says Grace Link of Bosben Rd.

You can now visit the official Iowa 250 tree on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig was one of the people in the group which planted the bur oak. “Which is our state ...

There are lots of things to do in Des Moines include discovering history, Iowan culture and some of the state's most popular attractions ...

From fried food on a stick to the iconic butter cow, a local shares top experiences at the beloved event. Annika Trost is a young professional and journalism graduate from Iowa State University. She ...

A classic country band with more than a dozen past concerts at the Iowa State Fair is the last artist to be announced for the 2026 Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Alabama will perform at this year's ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Fair officials say they will be announcing the final Grandstand act soon. The state fair shared a teaser photo, shown below, of the final act on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon. The ...

The team is trying to understand a virus called PRRS, which causes a swine disease that costs the global pork industry more than $1 billion every year. Four charts that are a warning sign for Donald ...