Ag and Environment

Global chemical manufacturer BASF plans to acquire Ames-based Becker Underwood Inc. for $1.02 billion, the companies announced Thursday.

Becker Underwood, which operates 10 production sites worldwide, is one of the leading global providers of biological …

Drake Law School’s Agricultural Law Center will host a forum titled “Dealing With the Drought: Legal Issues Facing Iowa Agriculture.”

The event will take place starting at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Neal …

The Iowa Fertilizer Co., a subsidiary of one of the world’ s largest fertilizer producers, Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), announced Wednesday that it will build a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant in Lee County. The project …

Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) of Des Moines has partnered with True Market Solutions, a San Francisco-based consulting firm, to offer a Sustainability Circles program to Iowa organizations.

The comprehensive six-month program provides strategies for …

The Drake Law School Agricultural Law Center will host a free workshop on the benefits of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Value Added Producer Grant program (VAPG).

The event will start at 9:30 a.m. on …

The drought that left farmland barren and ravaged crop production throughout the country may add up to total crop insurance losses of more than $13 billion, disaster modeler AIR Worldwide said on Tuesday.

The company …

A recent survey by Farm Futures magazine revealed that farmers are unsure if they will increase corn acreage next spring, but they do plan to boost soybean and wheat seedings.

Farmers plan to put in …

Members of 100 Iowa county Farm Bureaus will gather in Des Moines for the organization’s annual summer policy conference at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation office in West Des Moines. Issues to be discussed include …