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IowaBio awards five STEM scholarships

The Iowa Biotechnology Association presented scholarships to five students at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa in March. The winning students applied to receive a Future Biotech Leader Scholarship and were selected by …
By Business Record Staff | May 25, 2023
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National biotech organization accepting award nominations

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is now accepting nominations for the George Washington Carver Award and the Rosalind Franklin Award, honoring leaders who have made significant contributions to the bio-based economy. The George Washington Carver …
By Business Record Staff | May 18, 2023
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Landus partners with Defensewerx to tap global innovation ecosystem to solve farmers’ challenges

Iowa farmers will get a hand in finding solutions to some of their biggest challenges under a new, innovative partnership between Landus Cooperative and Defensewerx, a nonprofit that is the world’s largest innovation ecosystem serving …
By Business Record Staff | May 11, 2023
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Iowa receives one of six NSF awards for infrastructure research

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded six jurisdictions $20 million each through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, a program that aims to build and bolster infrastructure to advance scientific progress. Iowa’s project, …
By Business Record Staff | May 11, 2023
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Growers Edge announces strategic relationship with German company

Johnston-based fintech Growers Edge announced last week a strategic relationship with Munich Re in Germany, a provider of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk management. According to a news release, the relationship between the two …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 13, 2023
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Cultivation Corridor, ISU announce second Next Gen Innovation Impact Study internship

The Start Something College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University and America’s Cultivation Corridor are partnering on the second Next Gen Innovation Impact Study, where a small team of Iowa State University …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 30, 2023
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A conversation with Mike Naig on National Agriculture Week

As National Agriculture Week is recognized March 21-27, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the agricultural industry, including Iowa, has numerous opportunities to innovate and solve problems.

Issues stemming from disrupted supply chains in …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 23, 2023
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Naig awards 28 Choose Iowa grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced March 7 that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 28 Choose Iowa cost-share grants to Iowa farmers, small businesses and nonprofits totaling $463,000.

The Choose …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 16, 2023
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John Deere: ‘We’re a technology company’

A look at the new Smart Industrial Strategy at Des Moines Works factory Tech takeaway

The John Deere Des Moines Works factory in Ankeny produces four main products: self-propelled sprayers, cotton pickers, tillage equipment and …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 9, 2023
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Farmers develop new tool in three-day ‘design sprint’ event

More than 30 farmers, crop advisers, scientists and other agricultural stakeholders came together last week for a three-day design sprint event to design a new decision-support tool that supports nitrogen fertilizer rate decisions. According to …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 9, 2023