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Radio Iowa: A 12-state group working to reduce the size of the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for support from the Biden administration. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is co-chair of …
A review of solar energy projects at Iowa’s schools, cities and other public entities reported average annual savings of more than $26,475, State Auditor Rob Sand announced recently. Eighty Iowa communities are currently using solar …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is offering teachers a new free, online supplemental curriculum for middle and high school students on the science behind genetically engineered plants. The curriculum, “Science and Our Food Supply: Exploring …
Funding is now available to derecho affected communities in Iowa and Illinois through a new grant program called Planting Hope, led by Trees Forever. Funding up to $5,000 will be awarded for tree planting and …
Washington Post: The Senate voted 92-7 today to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary. Vilsack had been expected to have a smooth path to confirmation after the Senate Agriculture Committee voted …
Successful Farming: Summit Agricultural Group of Alden has created Summit Carbon Solutions, a business platform intended to develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project. Summit Carbon Solutions will accelerate the transition toward sustainable, renewable …
This week, both Iowa and Texas faced below-freezing temperatures as residents bundled up indoors. The difference? As winter storms rolled in, more than 3 million Texas customers were hit with power blackouts as the Electric …
Ames Tribune: A creek that cuts through three Iowa counties — named after a slur used to refer to Indigenous women — officially has a new name. More than a year ago, the Story County Board …
Local electric cooperatives in western and north-central Iowa reported temporary service disruptions affecting 1,805 residents this week to protect the electric grid, after one regional transmission organization issued emergency energy orders to utilities across several …
Corridor Business Journal: Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a disaster proclamation Monday that eases transport rules for crews and drivers who haul motor and heating fuels. The proclamation suspends regulatory provisions of Iowa law pertaining to hours …
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