Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill.

A pair of bills currently making their way through the Iowa Legislature would make first-offense animal torture a felony, rather than an aggravated misdemeanor. The legislation’s passage would be good ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 animals, an act a trade group called “terrorism” under ...

Iowa family farmers say the House version of the federal farm bill favors corporate agriculture interests over smaller ...

The Iowa Legislature wrapped up its 2026 session with several agriculture-related priorities crossing the finish line, including the bipartisan Iowa Farm Act and a major water quality and infrastructu ...

Over 1,000 mink were released from an Iowa farm in what Fur Commission USA called a terrorist act. The family-run mink farm located near Woodbine, Iowa, was invaded on Oct. 20 between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m ...

Bill prioritizes beginning farmers, strengthens rural veterinary workforce and enhances Iowa’s biosecurity and foreign animal ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In efforts to strengthen Iowa agriculture in 2026, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced his plans to introduce the first Iowa Farm Act. According to a press release, ...

One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between Monday night and ...

One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a "terrorist act" under federal law. Sometime between Monday night and ...