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Mike Naig took over as Iowa agriculture secretary as his boss and mentor, Bill Northey, emerged from a colorful confirmation period and took his new job as U.S. secretary of agriculture. Naig settled into his …
Corteva Agriscience, an agriculture division of DowDuPont, announced plans to reorganize five regional corn and soybean seed brands in the U.S., which Corteva said would expand brand access to the company’s genetics, marketing and distribution. …
Quad-City Times: Gov. Kim Reynolds defended changes in Iowa utility regulations she signed into law last week as a compromise that will save ratepayers’ money while maintaining a “robust” energy efficiency program. The law will make …
Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Republican senators say President Donald Trump will allow year-round sales of renewable fuel with blends of 15 percent ethanol as part of an emerging deal to make changes to the federal ethanol …
OVERVIEW Iowa is the nation’s top corn grower. When wind energy boomed here, farmers began signing leases to provide a small patch of land for each of the hundreds of turbines that can make up …
Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Although spring storms initially slowed spring planting progress in Iowa and Nebraska, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports farmers have nearly caught up to five-year averages in the past week. Iowa farmers …
Corridor Business Journal: MidAmerican Energy today announced two new wind farm projects in Adair County, both of which will break ground in June. The Arbor Hill wind farm project will include 125 wind turbines, while the …
Successful Farming reports that a $50 million federal jury verdict against Smithfield Foods in North Carolina last week in a hog-farm nuisance case raises questions about similar lawsuits in Iowa and other states. Iowa is …
Radio Iowa: Republicans in the Iowa Senate have ratified a plan that will limit energy efficiency programs run by Iowa utilities, reducing annual charges on gas and electric bills in Iowa by an estimated $100 million. …
U.S. farmers have planted nearly a fifth of the U.S. corn crop, but are still behind the five-year average, Successful Farming reported. Last year, 32 percent of the corn was in by April 29. This year, the …
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