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The white hats

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources runs an assortment of programs aimed at helping your business cut waste, run more efficiently and even sell byproducts you may have seen as waste. 

The small operation run …

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Des Moines ape facility raising cash for education overhaul

The home of Des Moines’ bonobo colony — the south-side Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative research center — has launched a $7,000 Go Fund Me campaign to remodel areas used by students and the public. As of Thursday, $985 …

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ISU study notes change of labor in pork industry

Immigrant populations in rural labor markets are falling, Radio Iowa reports. An Iowa State University study commissioned by the National Pork Producers Council found substantial shifts in demographics of the Iowa labor market. The study found …

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Iowa producers say ethanol limits would be ‘war’ on rural U.S.

Des Moines Register: Iowa ethanol and biodiesel producers warned President Donald Trump on Friday that imposing restrictions on biofuels production “would be viewed as a declaration of war on rural America.” The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association …

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Iowa State seeks to name first buildings after businesses

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University has secured the $5 million in donations needed to raze its existing Poultry Science Farm and erect a new one, and the school wants to name two of the farm’s …

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Johnson named executive director at Farm Bureau

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation veteran Joe Johnson has been named executive director and secretary-treasurer, replacing 36-year veteran Denny Presnall, who is retiring. Johnson starts the new job April 20. “As a long-time leader in our …

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D.M. schools, Principal win national energy award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have given Des Moines Public Schools the Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence for Energy Management award for its comprehensive energy …

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CIPCO adds more wind energy


Central Iowa Power Cooperative has decided to develop Heartland Divide Wind Farm, its biggest wind farm to date, by the end of the year. The co-op will buy the 104 megawatts from NextEra Energy Resources. …

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Naig names Kenney deputy secretary at ag department

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig has named Julie Kenney as deputy secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, beginning today. “Julie has a passion for agriculture and will be a tremendous asset to the …

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China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit

USA Today: China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products today, the Associated Press reported, in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The government …