Ag and Environment

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and its Johnston-based seed company, Pioneer Hi-Bred Hi-Bred International Inc., are committed to working with China as a key partner to address global food security, the company’s top …

Des Moines Central Campus High School at 1800 Grand Ave. is one of 78 schools in the country to be named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Honored schools have a comprehensive approach …

Feed Energy Co. today announced that it will offer two $2,500 “Excellence in Ag” scholarships to students studying agriculture at land-grant universities in the upper Midwest.

Eligible students must be a sophomore or older with …

Applications are now open for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer Achievement Award.

The award, sponsored by Deer & Co., recognizes successful young farmers who excel in managing their farms and demonstrate leadership in …

Drake University students are taking an active role in creating a more sustainable future for Greater Des Moines. Working closely with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the city of Des Moines, members of the …

First-quarter profits for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. beat Wall Street expectations, helped by price hikes and strong sales of insecticides and genetically modified seeds, Reuters reported. The company reaffirmed its 2012 earnings …

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Kemin Industries Inc. on Friday to highlight how manufacturing products from bio-based materials can strengthen American agriculture and create jobs across the country. The Des Moines-based research company …

The Iowa Innovation Corp. and the Iowa State University Research Foundation are hosting a “Partnership for Growth” webinar from 1 to 3 p.m. May 16. The event is part of Iowa Innovation’s efforts to accelerate …

Iowa State University will install a green roof on a portion of the Memorial Union building on Friday, using $34,000 in student activity fee funding provided by the university’s student government. The project, in which …