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Iowa Rural Development Council announces 2022 Iowa Rural Summit

The Iowa Rural Development Council will hold the 2022 Iowa Rural Summit on April 12-13 for Iowans interested in issues important to rural communities. Sessions will cover recruiting leaders to rural areas, helping rural ag-tech …
By BPC Staff | Mar 21, 2022
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Canada-based Croptimistic adds ServiTech to partner network

Croptimistic Technology Inc., a Saskatchewan, Canada-based agronomics technology company, announced it has added ServiTech Inc. to its partner network. The alliance will provide farmers with enhanced tools for decision-making on their farms through the practical application of …
By BPC Staff | Mar 17, 2022
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ICON Water Trails begins shift to regional projects

When grants from the ICON Water Trails $5 million MidAmerican Regional Fund are announced this month it will mark the next phase of development of projects that connect more than 80 sites along 150 miles …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Mar 16, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: High gas prices present another hurdle in bringing workers back to the office

Just as big companies like Wells Fargo and Microsoft, which have long delayed returning to the office, announce their plans to restart in-person work, Andrea Hsu reports for NPR that now rising gas prices rather than pandemic …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Mar 15, 2022
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Poll finds Iowa’s bottle bill remains popular

Radio Iowa: A new poll finds Iowa’s “bottle bill” remains popular with 84% of those surveyed. Sixty-one percent said they want more cans and bottles added to the nickel deposit list and more places to return …
By BPC Staff | Mar 10, 2022
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Iowa senators push biofuels as cheaper, cleaner replacement for imported Russian oil

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa U.S. senators are calling on the Biden administration and Congress to quickly replace Russian oil with “clean, American-made renewable fuels” like Iowa biofuels. Biofuels can fill the demand and lower the cost …
By BPC Staff | Mar 9, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How Americans are reacting to rising gas prices

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By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Mar 9, 2022
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Bird flu detected in commercial turkey flock in Iowa

Bird flu has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County in northwest Iowa, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced today. According to a news release, the case does not present an …
By BPC Staff | Mar 7, 2022
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How to help Iowans affected by weekend tornados

Seven Iowans, including two children under the age of 5, were killed in tornadoes that ripped through the state over the weekend. Six of the fatalities were near Winterset and one was in Chariton. It was the state’s deadliest …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 7, 2022
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Higher input costs and tightening exports facing farmers in 2022

Following a year where the ag industry outperformed expectations with higher production and commodity prices, there is quiet optimism heading into the 2022 season as projections for export sales are lowered and input costs skyrocket.…
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Mar 3, 2022