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WHO-13: A new law in California may lead to higher food prices here in Iowa. The law requires egg producers to house hens in cages large enough that they can spread their wings. Egg farmers in …
The Goss Rural Mainstreet Index fell to 50.8 in January from December’s much healthier reading of 56.1. The index, a survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state area that includes Iowa, is put together by …
Blake Sieker, managing partner at Context Network LLC, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 14 at his home in Castle Pines Village, Colo., the West Des Moines-based agribusiness management consulting firm said. He was 51. Sieker joined …
Nearly 8 in 10 Iowa grocery shoppers cited price and taste as among the most important factors to them when buying meat, poultry and dairy products, according to the Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index. …
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Center on Sustainable Communities, Des Moines Water Works, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Metro Waste Authority and MidAmerican Energy Co. will honor local organizations and leaders for their sustainability efforts with Environmental Impact awards in the …
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be among the speakers at Iowa Wind Energy Association’s annual wind conference March 25-27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The conference will focus …
U.S. wind power accounted for 6 percent of the nation’s total electricity generation capacity after developers rushed to finish projects before expiration of a subsidy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said. The threat that the U.S. …
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will stay on as U.S. agriculture secretary during President Barack Obama’s second term, Bloomberg reported, quoting anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
If Vilsack were to serve until 2017, he …
For agriculture, 2013 will begin with three big ifs
Weather, taxes and the farm bill will weigh heavy on the farm economy in 2013.
With the entire state of Iowa locked in varying degrees of …
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