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Practical Farmers of Iowa to host direct-marketing webinar for producers

Practical Farmers of Iowa will present a free webinar on how producers can start direct-marketing meat to consumers on July 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales” will take place on Zoom …

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Farmers say MidAmerican reneges on paying for wind turbine construction damage

Des Moines Register: About two dozen farmers and landowners in western Iowa say MidAmerican Energy is failing to fully pay them for damage caused when building an 81-turbine wind farm in Ida County. It’s another point …

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Solar energy investment program under way in Warren County

A program that will help Warren County residents and businesses pool their purchase power to lower the price for installing solar power is launching this month. According to a news release, the Grow Solar Warren …

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Corteva to acquire full ownership interest in PhytoGen Seed Co.

Delaware-based Corteva Inc. plans to acquire PhytoGen Seed Co. LLC, a joint venture the company owns with J.G. Boswell Co. In an announcement on Tuesday, Corteva, which operates an office in Johnston, announced that it …

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Governor signs ethanol tax bill, calls out EPA head

Quad-City Times: Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law a bill that lowers excise taxes on gasoline blended with ethanol, and called out the head of the Environmental Protection Agency charged with approving refinery waivers …

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Farm Progress Show in Boone canceled due to coronavirus surge

Des Moines Register: Farm Progress Show organizers have pulled the plug on this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 1-3 at Central Iowa Expo in Boone. The group announced today in a news release that it is …

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Empower Retirement will buy California-based digital advice company Personal Capital in a $1 billion transaction that’s expected to create a client pipeline between the two firms, Financial Planning magazine reported.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture is offering grants to help food pantries expand their refrigeration capacity, which officials say will help pantries provide more fresh food to Iowans in need. The Pack the Pantry grant …

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ISU Startup Factory cohort awarded DOE grant for rare-earth metal recycling research

A member of the Iowa State University Startup Factory’s eight-team cohort, TdVib LLC, has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant of $200,000 to conduct research and development on innovative recycling methods for rare-earth metals used …

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Kayak outfitter offering rentals at Beaver Creek access point in Johnston

A new outfitter is now offering kayak rentals at the Northwest 70th Avenue access point along Beaver Creek, which officials with the city of Johnston and the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator say will help …

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ISU researchers studying effect of high winds on power and bridge cables

Iowa State engineers test a model of a cable in the department of aerospace engineering’s Aerodynamic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer wind tunnel. They’re working to understand and prevent out-of-control cable galloping in wind storms. Photo courtesy of Partha …