YOU CAN SPOT GEMS FROM IOWA, INCLUDING THE IOWA STATE FAIR, BUTTER COW, TULIPS IN PELLA AND THE HOT AIR BALLOON FROM INDIANOLA. IT STARTED WITH THINGS THAT I THINK OF AS BEING IMPORTANT TO ME AND ...

a soft cow's milk cheese, with jam or caramelized onions. "Just have fun with it," he said. During the competition, ...

WATERLOO — Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April – and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. This “big ...

Stations were set up throughout the tour for families to engage with and artist Sarah Pratt, who carves the Iowa State Fair butter cow, gave a demonstration. Senator Chuck Grassley, who has ...

Fun Forest sits at the Iowa State Fairgrounds next to the Agriculture Building, where the iconic butter cow sculpture is kept every year. Next year, the park will have a new look and a new name.

Dairy product price forecasts are adjusted lower from last month's forecasts, including Cheddar cheese $1.790 (-2.0 cents), dry whey $0.510 (-1.50 cents), butter $2.445 (-7.0 cents), and non-fat dry ...

Mark Antonation The pork tenderloin sandwich may have been created by an Indiana restaurateur of German descent in the early 1900s, but some of its best expressions today are served in Iowa ...

Founded in 1879 when the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway laid tracks through the area, Kalona has grown into a ...

Iowa’s artist Sarah Pratt molded 600 pounds of butter into a Sesame Street display. Illinois’ butter sculpture, also designed by Sarah Pratt, displayed a 600-pound butter cow with the theme of ...

Spring is perhaps the most magical time to visit Kalona. The surrounding farmland awakens with vibrant greens, and the town seems to stretch and yawn after the long Iowa winter. Flower boxes begin to ...

For producers who have been considering retirement for years, slim margins and high cow values offer a lucrative exit ramp.