Ag and Environment

Dubuque will receive funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Grant Program to support community redevelopment efforts aimed at the revitalization of properties that may be contaminated by hazardous substances or pollutants, according to …

Iowa State University agronomist Brian Hornbuckle will help keep a satellite honest, beginning this summer.

That’s when NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite will begin tracking worldwide soil moisture from 426 miles above the …

Former Vice President Al Gore will train attendees at a May 5-7 seminar in Cedar Rapids on how to address climate change issues through presentations, letters to the editor, and other methods. The event, organized …

The new Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium will attempt to improve habitat and conditions for an iconic Iowa species that has been fighting to stay on the landscape: monarch butterflies.

The state agriculture and natural resources departments …

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has named Clarion-based Hagie Manufacturing as a recipient of the Secretary’s Water Quality Initiative Leader Award. This designation recognizes individuals, companies and organizations for outstanding leadership in improving Iowa’s …

Nominations are due by June 15 for the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. The award is a joint effort between Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa …

A rural investment fund formed last year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program announced its first investment with an equity stake in an Iowa-based poultry producer, Iowa Cage-Free LLLP in Goldfield. The amount of …