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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on legislation to provide legal status to undocumented farmworkers and to modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program, Successful Farming reports. Some are calling it the first …
MidAmerican Energy Co. today announced plans to begin constructing publicly accessible electric vehicle fast-charging stations in five Iowa cities by the end of this year, and 13 more next year, including nearly a dozen “ultra-fast” …
The Pew Charitable Trusts this week examined Iowa’s response to major floods in 1993, 2008 and 2019 as examples of how best to leverage state and federal money to flood-proof areas frequently inundated by heavy rains and …
The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation will award up to 175 grants to support the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus, the foundation announced this week. The Agriculture in …
Des Moines Register: Blaming the federal government for failing to support the industry, a South Dakota company said today that it will stop producing an environmentally friendly ethanol that’s made from corncobs, stalks and other crop …
Upgrades for Iowa’s growing wind industry are creating unexpected challenges as demolition crews bring 120-foot blades to regional landfills, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Critics say hundreds of blades will land in dumps across Iowa and …
Des Moines Register: Despite President Donald Trump’s agriculture bailouts, Iowa farmers continue to see their financial condition erode, a cash crunch that had 44% of producers last year struggling to cover their bills, an Iowa State …
Because of the extreme demand for propane, an emergency declaration is being issued for Iowa and several other Midwestern states by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, reports Radio Iowa. The emergency declaration means truckers hauling …
Quad-City Times: Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds are urging farmers, biofuels workers and everyday citizens to voice their concerns about the fate of the Renewable Fuel Standard to the Environmental …
Water is going to have a lot to do with Greater Des Moines’ ability to live up to projections for a population of 1 million, and to attract and keep enough workers to fully staff …
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