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The bioscience market in Iowa is thriving

Today is a fabulous time to be working in the arena of bioscience in Iowa.

Over 1,200 bioscience businesses currently operate in the state with positions that pay an average annual salary of over $67,000. …

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Advancing Iowa’s bioscience potential

There is no better time or place to be involved in the biosciences industry than in Iowa right now. Nowhere in the world will you find the combination of natural resources, agricultural expertise, research infrastructure …

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Registration open for 2018 Borlaug Dialogue

The World Food Prize announced that registration for the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue is open. The annual event, scheduled Oct. 17-19 in Des Moines, will convene a diverse array of scientific experts, policy leaders, business executives, …

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Sukup Manufacturing loses its founder

Eugene Sukup, founder of innovative ag company Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield, died earlier today, the company said in an announcement.

“Eugene will be remembered by his family and many friends, colleagues and members of the…
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Despite 5-year plan, Iowa nitrogen pollution is getting worse, UI study says

Nitrogen pollution flowing out of Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico has grown by nearly 50 percent in the last two decades — despite $420 million spent by Iowa in water quality improvement projects, the Des …

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Farm bill clears U.S. Senate agriculture panel

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s U.S. senators, both Republicans, went separate ways when the Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to approve the 2018 farm bill. “Timely passage” by the committee will keep the farm bill on track …

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NOTEBOOK: Deere sets 2022 sustainability goals


We forgot to highlight World Environment Day on Tuesday, but that is OK. I’m not that big on Earth Day and the like just in the sense that that these “special days” seem like Hallmark…
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Tariff trouble continues: Mexico takes aim at U.S. pork industry

The news hit the Clive office of the Iowa Pork Producers Association before 9 a.m.

CEO Pat McGonegle broke the news to association spokesman Ron Birkenholz. Colleagues in Washington, D.C., had heard that Mexico planned …

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Guest opinion: Eat local, help business

As a farmer, I’m constantly talking with my customers about the importance of eating locally, so here are my top five reasons why it is important to eat food grown and raised locally.

Reason: Locally …

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State conservation cost share applications open

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has opened this year’s signup for cost share funds for projects aimed at reducing fertilizer runoff on crop fields. The cost share varies depending on whether the …