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NOTEBOOK: Watch another type of nest egg hatch at Wells Fargo

The ospreys have returned to their nest atop a 55-foot pole on the Wells Fargo campus, and there are already three eggs on the nest, Wells Fargo spokesman Steve Carlson said. The live osprey cam is up …

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DNR to study toxic algae in drinking water

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering to help local drinking water supplies test for a toxin from blue-green algae capable of causing intestinal illness. The program is voluntary and begins July 11. The …

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Iowa honey bees may be staging comeback

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After enduring years of losses due to bee-killing insects and inclement weather, Iowa honey bee producers with five or more colonies are reporting an increase in the number of colonies. A total of …

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Vilsack: Ag mergers won’t harm innovation

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said mergers of agriculture companies shouldn’t stifle innovation among companies or limit farmers’ choices, The Des Moines Register reported. Agricultural producers will likely benefit from a number of seed traits coming off …

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Tribal land questions block Bakken pipeline

  State and federal officials have blocked work on the Bakken oil pipeline in three Iowa counties after questions arose about a tribal site in the path, The Des Moines Register reported. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Vilsack plans to return to Des Moines after his term as ag secretary ends

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to return to Des Moines when President Barack Obama leaves office, The Des Moines Register reported. “We’ve had a house in Des Moines for a while, and we have three grandchildren, …

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Water quality leaders meet to accept Vilsack’s challenge to ‘think big’

A group of Central Iowa leaders planned to meet today to accept former Gov. Tom Vilsack’s challenge to “think big” on water quality before asking for support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


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Governor signs biofuel bill

Newton Daily News: Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill Tuesday that pleases many in the biofuel business. The bill, which had overwhelmingly bipartisan support in the Iowa Legislature, extends and modifies biofuel tax incentives that were …

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Fort Dodge settles with EPA over water plant risk management

Environmental Protection Agency: The city of Fort Dodge has agreed to an administrative settlement of alleged violations of Risk Management Program regulations at the John T. Pray Water Treatment Plant. Under the agreement with the federal …

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VIDEO: See MidAmerican’s tallest wind turbine tower rise 379 feet in 6-minute time-lapse video

MidAmerican Energy has released a time-lapse video that shows the construction of its first concrete wind-turbine tower — the company’s tallest at 379 feet — in 6 minutes. Construction of the Adams County tower took 31 weeks.…