The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family

Since 1934, The Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman has been Iowa’s leading agriculture news source, and today it has the largest readership of any ag newspaper in Iowa. While The Spokesman newspaper is available exclusively to Iowa Farm Bureau members, The Spokesman Speaks podcast is available publicly, providing the ag news and farmer education that matter most.

Why young Iowans are ‘beefing up’ with animal-based proteins 07/06/2026

Meet the Farm Bureau member turning food waste, manure and other organic matter into fertilizer for farmers 06/22/2026

Why Iowa’s swans are thriving and how DNR monitors our water 06/08/2026

Kernza: Pros and Cons 05/25/2026

Today’s markets and tomorrow’s trade opportunities 05/11/2026

The buzz about beekeeping and honey production 04/27/2026

Using algae to clean water and create fertilizer 04/13/2026

Why edge-of-field nitrate filters are scaling quickly 03/30/2026

How to build trust like a top behavioral scientist 03/16/2026

Practical tips to manage soil nitrogen mineralization and protect water quality 03/02/2026

Opportunities for young and aspiring farmers 02/16/2026

Beneath the surface with The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey 02/02/2026

State legislative priorities and an ag market outlook 01/19/2026

Coach Lisa Bluder talks leadership and resilience 01/05/2026

'Batch and build’ conservation progress and national policy analysis 12/22/2025

Three young farmers share leadership lessons: Part 3, Blake Anderson 12/10/2025

Three young farmers share leadership lessons: Part 2, Randy Francois 12/09/2025

Three young farmers share leadership lessons: Part 1, Devon Murray 12/08/2025

Ag insights from retiring Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen 11/24/2025

Sizing up trade and beef markets 11/10/2025

Expert tips for working with landlords 10/27/2025

40 years of ANF: Stories from Hayden Fry, Chuck Long and other Iowa Hawkeye legends 10/13/2025

Analyzing U.S. farm income 09/29/2025

Need extra grain storage this fall? Grain bagging might be an answer 09/15/2025

A market outlook for harvest season 09/01/2025

A harvest weather forecast and reasons to be optimistic about domestic demand for soybeans 08/18/2025

How the One Big Beautiful Bill impacts agriculture 08/04/2025

Diving into water quality 07/21/2025

Americans ‘taste what pork can do’ and ISU experiments with farming under solar panels 07/07/2025

EU overregulation rattles European farmers 06/23/2025