Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're a fan of Iowa's agricultural history, you won't want to miss out on the two-day annual barn tour where you can go to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local tomatoes. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Beef, pie, wine, honey and produce are just a few things Iowans might ...

Iowa Barn Foundation President Jack Smith (left) and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig at the “Model Iowa Barn” on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Barn Foundation) The Iowa ...

DIXON, Iowa — Iowa’s agricultural roots are on full display this weekend as barns across the state open their doors for the 25th Annual All-State Barn Tour. This year's tour features a record-breaking ...

CEDAR COUNTY, Iowa — Barn enthusiasts, history buffs and rural explorers will have the opportunity to experience the charm of Iowa’s agricultural heritage during the 2025 Spring Barn Tour, taking ...

The Secrest 1883 Octagonal Barn in rural West Liberty on Aug. 17. The barn is part of the 2023 Iowa Barn Tour featuring barns from across the state. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo Next weekend, ...

A dozen barns in North Iowa are included in a statewide tour of restored, historic barns. Iowa’s All-State Barn Tour will take place Sept. 17-18. More than 50 barns across the state will be opened to ...

DES MOINES — Dwight Hughes has tears in his eyes as he speaks. Behind him is the small, model barn displayed at the Iowa State Fair, which he hopes will inspire Iowans to help preserve the real things ...

WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig was in Waterloo on Friday touring a barn built back in the 1870s where he spoke about the importance of preserving historic barns ...

Once fixtures of our state's rural landscape, barns are becoming endangered. Every year, about a thousand barns are torn down or destroyed in Iowa. There is a statewide effort to save them. "They ...

SUMNER, Iowa — Barn quilts are spreading over northeast Iowa. On a recent summer morning, Butler Rural Electric employees Ben Bowman and Matt Rowell hung a quilt block on Ruth Pickar’s barn near ...

A crystal chandelier dangles from the wooden timbers of a 149-year-old barn near Cambridge. Below, dining tables adorned with flowers are arranged on rustic floorboards. It's a juxtaposition of the ...