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Deere lauds trade agreement

Noting that about 38 percent of his company’s revenues came from sales outside the United States and Canada in 2014, Deere & Co. Chairman and CEO Samuel Allen lauded Trade Promotion Authority legislation that passed …

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Biodiesel board to testify on RFS volumes

Members of the Iowa Biodiesel Board will convoy to Kansas City today in biodiesel-fueled vehicles to testify on behalf of the fuel’s future in the Renewable Fuel Standard, the organization said in a release. The …

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Wells Fargo has an osprey nursery

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After gaining permission from the city of West Des Moines to erect a 55-foot pole for an osprey nest at its campus on Jordan Creek Parkway, Wells Fargo & Co. …

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Pope Francis calls for swift action on climate change

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to issue an encyclical solely on environmental damage, calling for swift action on climate change and blaming greed for events that have left the globe “looking more and more …

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Environmental commission ditches topsoil rule

Developers no longer will have to remove topsoil from home building sites, store it and return it to the finished lot under a rule adopted Tuesday by the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, Iowa Public Radio reported.

 

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Leath: Looming hunger demands more ag research

Iowa State University President Steven Leath will take to the national stage today to make a simple but important point: If the world is to have a fighting chance to feed the globe’s projected 9.5 …

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Iowans in Congress ask EPA for hearings on lower ethanol blends

All six members of Iowa’s congressional delegation on Monday asked the Environmental Protection Agency to schedule a hearing in Iowa on the agency’s recent proposal lowering the ratio of ethanol to be blended into the …

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Video: How bioreactors can help clean waterways

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The renewed debate over how to keep nitrate out of drinking water supplies has amped up efforts by universities, agricultural and environmental groups, and companies to spread the word about techniques …

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Emerald ash borer spreads; Des Moines launches survey

It won’t be long before a third of Iowa has confirmed emerald ash borer sightings. The tree-killing pest now has damaged trees in 24 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Davenport and central rural Davis County and …

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Project AWARE cleanup eyes Wapsipinicon

Project AWARE, the annual vacation and volunteer effort by paddlers and others, is set to clean 65 miles of the Wapsipinicon River between Independence and Olin July 11-16. Early registration ends June 19. Participants will …