Iowa Agriculture Experts Release Report on State Ag Economy Amid Downturn

Iowa agriculture experts release report on state ag economy amid downturn

DES MOINES — A new report suggests Iowa’s agricultural industry is in a multi-year downturn that might not let up for a few more years, and experts are advising farmers to look back to the practices that got them through…

Report rates 19% of large and mid-sized Iowa farming operations financially vulnerable

A new report shows net farm income in Iowa dropped by 53% between 2022 and 2024. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State University and the Iowa Bankers Association commissioned the study. Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart said unlike the Farm Crisis of the 1980s, farmers aren’t carrying as much debt and the […]

Pressure rising for Iowa farmers

ANKENY — Iowa farmers' economic struggles are significant, but not as bad as what occurred during the infamous 1980s farm crisis, a new state report suggests.

Iowa ag report: It’s not 1980s crisis, but ‘pressure rising’

The title of the study — conducted jointly by Iowa State University, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Bankers Association — almost says it all: “2026 Iowa Agricultural Outlook: The Pressure is Rising.”

Iowa farm income fell 53% over three years, new ISU report says

Iowa farm income could continue dropping through 2027, new report shows, with low prices, high production costs and tariff uncertainty.

Study says net farm income dropped 53% from 2022-2024

Net farm income in Iowa decreased by 53% between 2022-2024, according to a recent joint report from the Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa State University and the Iowa Bankers Association.  Christopher Pudenz, economics research manager at Iowa Farm Bureau, and Iowa State Professors John Crespi and Chad Hart presented the report during the Farm Bureau’s Economic…