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Farm Bureau to host alternative farming conference March 28

Farms that grow strawberries, hops, cut flowers and mushrooms? No, it’s not California — it’s the type of crop diversity found on family farms right here in Iowa. For those seeking to explore ways to …

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Tickets available for Iowa Environmental Council’s 25th anniversary celebration tonight

More than 130 environmental, community and business leaders will gather tonight to celebrate 25 years of success for the state’s largest environmental coalition. The Iowa Environmental Council will host the event at the Greater Des …

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Atlantic recycler must pay $150,000, clean up abandoned site, judge rules

A former Atlantic vehicle recycler has been ordered to pay an additional $50,000 penalty for violating environmental laws and ignoring state orders to clean up an abandoned site, reports Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office. Fourth …

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Solar energy compromise moves forward in Iowa House

A controversial bill that would have allowed utilities to charge extra fees to Iowans with solar panels has been changed to implement the state’s policy of net metering into law, reports Iowa Public Radio. Net metering …

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NOTEBOOK: What’s the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel?

I learned an important distinction in renewable energy terminology recently, and thankfully got it right at the front end of writing an article — and not as a correction.  

As I was writing about Renewable …

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Cultivo Global Ag announces Australia as first country cohort

Australian entrepreneurs will join the inaugural 2020 cohort of the Cultivo Global Ag Innovation Program hosted by America’s Cultivation Corridor, a partnership program announced in October to host startups from a single targeted country each year. The …

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Animal abuse claims against Iowa senator are ‘unfounded,’ say state, local investigators

Des Moines Register: An animal abuse complaint against Iowa state Sen. Ken Rozenboom, an Oskaloosa-area pork producer targeted by an animal rights group for his role in passing the state’s new “ag-gag” law, is unfounded, …

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Forecasters predict spring flooding again on both sides of Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Spring flooding again threatens both sides of Iowa, National Weather Service forecasters reported Thursday in the first of three predictions leading up to the season. The early outlook shows a 95% probability of …

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Iowa poultry producers keeping eye on new bird flu outbreak in China

Radio Iowa: Iowa egg and poultry producers are on high alert as China reports an H5N1 bird flu outbreak has occurred near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Iowa Poultry Association CEO Kevin Stiles says Iowa’s …

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IEC, IEDA open second round of state energy grant program

The Iowa Energy Center (IEC) Board and the Iowa Economic Development Authority are opening the second round of the IEC Grant program, the organizations announced. The program is designed to facilitate energy-related economic development in …

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