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UI study: New lights, reflectors could cut farm-vehicle accidents by more than half

University of Iowa College of Public Health researchers found that Midwestern traffic accidents involving farm vehicles would drop by more than 50 percent if state policies required more lighting and reflectors on the equipment.


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Kinze fights Deere, feds to block release of company secrets

Des Moines Register: Iowa company Kinze Manufacturing hopes to block its secrets from being pulled into an ongoing antitrust lawsuit between John Deere and the federal government.…

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Linn County launches $40 million conservation effort

Iowa Environmental Focus: Linn County is moving on a range of water quality and conservation projects after voters overwhelmingly approved a $40 million bond to be used for land and water conservation work. Approved by 74 percent …

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DNR seeks comments on air pollution report

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking comment on the draft 2015 Iowa Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report. Greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, fossil fuel combustion, industrial processes, natural gas transmission and distribution, transportation and…
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Iowa farmland prices dropped 5 percent in 3rd quarter from a year ago

The value of prime Iowa farmland dropped 5 percent in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The report is based …

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U.S. corn, soybean harvests to be bigger than expected, USDA says

Reuters: The U.S. Agriculture Department raised its already record forecast for U.S. corn and soybean harvests on Wednesday, with gains keyed by increased yield estimates in major production states. In Iowa, the top corn production state …

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UI finds Roundup ingredient in Iowa honey

Chemists from the University of Iowa and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have found that Iowa honey contains a key herbicide ingredient suspected of causing cancer, Iowa Environmental Focus reported.


UI’s John Vargo and Narong…
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Little Beaver Creek turns red; DNR investigates

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating what turned Little Beaver Creek red near the Grimes sewage treatment plant. The color, which may have been pollution from a local business, may have spread to …

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DNR interns save Iowa businesses $1.6 million

Waste reduction projects developed by 16 Iowa Department of Natural Resources interns saved Iowa companies $1.6 million dollars in the past year.   Interns recommend and implement projects that will help Iowa businesses improve how…
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Vilsack to keynote Farm Bureau session Dec. 7

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give the keynote address at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. Vilsack will speak at about 8:30 a.m., …