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Avian flu found in another commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County

Another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the discovery Thursday, a day after it …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 25, 2022
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USDA Rural Development seeks to beef up food supply chain capacity

When Lincoln Savings Bank decided it wanted to ramp up its USDA Rural Loans program, the bank recruited Randy Frescoln, who retired after a 30-year career with the U.S Department of Agriculture as Iowa’s business …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 2, 2022
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Verbio begins production at Nevada natural gas plant

Verbio has begun production at its renewable natural gas facility in Nevada, where it uses agricultural residue as its feedstock. The start of production comes after 2½ years of construction at the Nevada plant. The …
By BPC Staff | Dec 8, 2021
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Increased farm incomes pushing farmland values higher

      A farmer harvests soybeans this fall in northern Iowa. Submitted photo from the Iowa Soybean Association

 

Increased farm income bolstered by higher commodity prices and unexpectedly high yields this fall has led…
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Nov 16, 2021
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World Food Prize laureate presents Norman Borlaug lecture: ‘Aquatic Foods for Nourishing Nations’

To conclude the first day of the 2021 Borlaug Dialogue, this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, presented her research on developing aquatic food systems that provide people with equitable access to nourishing and…
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Oct 19, 2021
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A Closer Look: Sam Eathington

At the research and development departments at Corteva Agriscience, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Sam Eathington is turning to his career experience to help guide the next few decades of developing and launching …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jun 23, 2021
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EPA announces $2.5M in grants for Iowa water quality projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Iowa organizations $2.5 million to improve water quality, habitat and the exchange of information among farmers that will benefit the ecosystems and watersheds from Iowa to the Gulf …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 16, 2021
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Final Farmers to Families food box distribution site scheduled for tomorrow

The YMCA’s final Farmers to Families food box distribution will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the John R. Grubb YMCA at 1611 11th Street in Des Moines. The distribution site …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 21, 2021
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Iowa Republicans say anti-racial profiling bill appears dead for the year

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers are not moving forward this year with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement, even as they advance several pro-police measures Reynolds had put forward as part …
By BPC Staff | Mar 5, 2021
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Kemin enters exclusive agreement to license Eimeria vaccine for poultry

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, with its subsidiary Kemin Biologics, has signed an exclusive agreement with Pacific GeneTech to license PGT’s TMH001 Eimeria vaccine for poultry. PGT is a biologics company that …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 19, 2020