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Iowa sets another ethanol record

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MidAmerican Energy warns of phone scams

Several MidAmerican Energy customers have recently been targeted by telephone scammers who are posing as utility employees and threatening to shut off power unless the customer makes a payment over the phone with a prepaid …

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Iowa leads the way in record wave of utility scams

A record number of Alliant Energy customers have reported scam phone calls, the utility reported. Of the 416 reports since Dec. 1, 265 came from Iowa. The rest were from Wisconsin. Customers told the company …

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Successful Farming examines big ag mergers in ’17

This year brought an unusually powerful set of mergers in the agricultural arena, Successful Farming reports. “The Big Six in the agricultural seed, chemical and traits area — BASF, Monsanto, Bayer, Dow, Syngenta and DuPont — are …

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Alliant plans Poweshiek County wind development

Alliant Energy has signed an agreement with Tradewind Energy to help develop Alliant’s 170-megawatt English Farms Wind Farm in Poweshiek County. The development is one of several planned by the utility, which will get one-third of its …

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A Closer Look: Bill Cherrier

Bill Cherrier left Colorado to return to Iowa for several key reasons. “Iowa nice” is real. The recreational trails are a big draw for a guy who likes to run and bike.

And Iowa has …

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Yale study shows support for emissions limits

A poll released this week by Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that a majority of U.S. registered voters support limits on carbon emissions from coal plants and other sources. More than two-thirds of …

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Iowa farmers’ financial picture worsening; some lenders balk

Iowa Public Radio: A north Iowa business consultant is painting a picture of deteriorating finances for Iowa farmers, as the agricultural economy continues to languish. David Underwood of Mason City is one of three members of …

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State air quality office moving Dec. 19

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ air quality bureau is moving to the Wallace State Office Building Dec. 19-20. Staff availability will be limited then. The main phone line will be disconnected Dec. 18 and …

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Value of Iowa farmland rises after falling three consecutive years

After three years of declines, the average value of Iowa farmland increased 2 percent this year to $7,326 per acre, according to the 2017 Iowa State University Land Value Survey, which was conducted in November …