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OVERVIEW The Iowa Waste Reduction Center established the Iowa Green Brewery Certification in 2016 after center staffers realized their typical services were ignoring a growing industry in the state.
“We were looking at other ways …
Emerald ash borers, an invasive species working its way across Iowa, have been confirmed in Clearfield in Taylor County and west of Carroll. The pests kills trees by chewing under the bark, in effect cutting …
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is teaming with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to offer funding for hog farmers interested in technologies that can reduce pollution related to their operations. The association …
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced a plan today to impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. exports, including soybeans, according to an Associated Press report in the Des Moines Register. The tariffs …
Facing a shortage of corn, Brazil poultry farmers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul plan to import corn from the United States, Successful Farming reports. Rio Grande do Sul expects to harvest 4.6 million …
Two federal agencies have pledged to collaborate more closely to promote small businesses and agricultural economies in rural areas. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Linda McMahon, administrator of the Small Business Administration, today …
Susan Heathcote calls herself an optimist. That would be an understatement. She has spent more than 22 years as the nonprofit Iowa Environmental Council’s chief water policy staffer, arguing in a heavily agricultural state that …
U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by nearly 6 percent, or $5.9 billion, to $106 billion in 2017, the American Bankers Association reported. Nonperforming loans at the 1,847 banks fell to a pre-recession level of …
Successful Farming reports that poor weather this spring could delay planting of corn and soybeans. AccuWeather.com meteorologist Dale Mohler said chilly conditions may linger. “The Corn Belt is going to stay in a chilly pattern, …
Here in Iowa, where every third row of corn and soybeans are exported and trade with overseas markets add about $53 per animal to each pig and $287 per beef cow, it’s easy to see …
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