AABP EP Awards 728x90

Energy

DSC 6869

U.N. would like you to eat bugs to save the world

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggests that we North Americans need to start eating insects like they do in Asia, Australia and Africa, the Great Lakes Echo reported.


That’s because bugs —…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 25, 2016
DSC 6869

Jester Park Nature Center lands REAP grant

Polk County’s Jester Park Nature Center has won a $114,205 state grant for an outdoor streamscape. The area will feature trails, an outdoor plaza, nature features and a meandering waterway that will have headwaters, braided …
By BPC Staff | Oct 25, 2016
DSC 6869

Dakota Access pipeline construction making economic impact

Sioux City Journal: With a number of construction workers involved with the Dakota Access oil pipeline and other major projects taking up temporary residence in Cherokee, businesses there and in other northwest Iowa towns are seeing …
By BPC Staff | Oct 24, 2016
DSC 6869

The debate over RoundUp and cancer

After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization can’t agree on whether the popular weedkiller RoundUp, or glyphosate, can cause cancer, Iowa Public Radio reported.


The U.S.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 24, 2016
DSC 6869

DNR to burn prairies

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prairie burns at the Chichaqua Wildlife Area near Bondurant and the Red Rock Wildlife Area near Pella this fall to stimulate plant growth. Burning removes thatch …
By BPC Staff | Oct 24, 2016
DSC 6869

DNR asks for air-quality meeting items

 

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has long held meetings to give stakeholders a chance to learn about coming air quality rules and to give their input. The next Air Quality Client Contact Meeting …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2016
DSC 6869

United Suppliers acquires Kansas fertilizer company

United Suppliers Inc., an Ames-based crop nutrient company, has purchased the assets of Evans Enterprises LLC, an ammonium chloride fertilizer business based in Olathe, Kan. The business includes patented technology used in fertilizer products that …
By BPC Staff | Oct 19, 2016
DSC 6869

Iowa wimps out on animal confinement rules, environmentalists complain

Des Moines Register: Environmental activists are criticizing state leaders for failing to strengthen rules overseeing livestock confinement operations to better protect Iowa and its residents, leaving loopholes that allow producers to build small pig facilities near …
By BPC Staff | Oct 19, 2016
DSC 6869

Iowa Water and Land Legacy coalition expands

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Water and Land Legacy coalition on Tuesday announced that Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and more than a dozen other elected officials and business leaders have joined the effort to secure …
By BPC Staff | Oct 19, 2016
DSC 6869

DuPont Pioneer’s Schickler to retire

DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler will retire effective Jan. 2, DuPont announced. “We cannot thank Paul enough for his substantial and enduring contributions to advancing production agriculture over his more than four-decades-long career,” James C. Collins, …
By BPC Staff | Oct 18, 2016