The future of farming marches to a beat dictated by technology and efficiency—dual lords of increased return. Coley Bailey, a third-generation Mississippi grower, has hitched his 6,000-acre operation ...

What is the coolest thing that's made in Iowa? Well, according to thousands of votes over several weeks, it turns out it's the CP770 cotton picker manufactured by John Deere in Ankeny. The Iowa ...

John Deere's CP770 Cotton Picker, manufactured in Ankeny, Iowa, won the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. The contest, sponsored by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and MidwestOne ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And then there were four — a pastry, a pump, a picker and a grill — from an initial field of 68 products vying for the title of ...

A cotton-picking machine manufactured at John Deere’s Ankeny facility has claimed the title of Coolest Thing Made in Iowa in 2025. Deere’s CP770 cotton picker, which can harvest fields of cotton at ...

Four finalists remain in the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest: Butter Braid Pastry, CHC Chocolate Pump, CP770 Cotton Picker and Moose Fireplace Grill. Voting for the final four products will run ...