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$5.7M invested in water quality projects

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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing in 14 urban water quality projects across the state. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike …

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Ag research foundation, Ames startup developing avian influenza vaccine for cows

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Genvax Technologies, an animal vaccine startup located in Ames, are investing $278,163 into a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research grant to develop an avian influenza vaccine for …

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Iowa FFA Foundation announces leadership transition

The Iowa FFA Foundation, a nonprofit promoting youth agriculture education, announced that Joshua Remington will resign as executive director after almost 14 years. Remington has accepted a new professional opportunity that aligns with his passion …

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Ag scientists call for change in crop yield estimate methods

Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in …

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Landus co-op names interim CEO after Carstens steps down

Landus, a Des Moines-based agricultural cooperative, has announced Sam Caton as its interim CEO, effective April 8, after Matt Carstens stepped down as president and CEO on April 4, a position he had held for …

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Corn association launching fifth Consider Corn Challenge

The National Corn Growers Association is launching its fifth iteration of the Consider Corn Challenge, a contest in which participants can submit proposals for new uses of field corn that have quantifiable market demand.

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Sukup Manufacturing announces leadership changes

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Sukup Manufacturing Co.’s board of directors has named Tom Mangan, the company’s chief financial officer, to serve as Sukup’s next president and CEO. Steve Sukup will begin a transition into the …

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Ag secretary speaks about trade, tariffs at Ag Leaders Dinner

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Five hundred people packed into the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny on Monday night for the 13th Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner to hear U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speak …

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Grain dealer files for bankruptcy, state ag department says

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been notified that Benson Hill Holdings Inc. of St. Louis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective March 20. The company holds a grain dealer license …

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2018 ISU economic study outlines past impact of tariffs on ag

In a 2018 study published by Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, researchers analyzed impacts of the tariffs President Donald Trump enacted in 2018, during his first term. The analysis could provide …