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Iowa honey production, value fall in 2018: Significant bee loss due to disease, weather

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa honey production and the value of the crop fell last year from 2017 due to bee-killing insects and inclement weather. Honey production from producers with five or more colonies in Iowa totaled …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2019
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Dallas County leads Iowa in household purchasing power

Corridor Business Journal: Dallas County residents have the most purchasing power in Iowa, according to a new study by SmartAsset. The study compared median household income and cost of living data to find the counties where …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2019
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Black Hawk County wants moratorium on livestock feeding farms

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Black Hawk has joined a growing list of counties and environmental groups calling for a moratorium on new “factory” livestock farms. The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2019
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Iowa’s average cash farmland rent declines to 2017 levels

Corridor Business Journal: Cash rental rates for Iowa farmland declined 1.4% to a statewide average of $219 per acre, according to the new ISU Extension and Outreach Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2019 survey. The …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2019
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Nosing through links between sinus shape and climate

University: Des Moines University

Researcher: Lauren Butaric, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy in the Master of Science in Anatomy and
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine programs, lauren.butaric@dmu.edu

Status: In progress

Research overview: 
Lauren Butaric’s research examines the connection between …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 9, 2019
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Iowa egg farm sues over damage from bird flu disinfection after 2015 outbreak

Des Moines Register: An Iowa egg farm that killed millions of chickens because of a 2015 bird flu outbreak is suing companies hired by the federal government to disinfect barns. Sunrise Farms says the chlorine dioxide …
By BPC Staff | May 7, 2019
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Will Clive get FEMA grant to buyout flood-prone properties? Officials will know in 60 days

Clive city officials expect to learn within the next two months whether the federal government has approved a grant to help pay for the purchase of three properties near Northwest 78th Street and University Boulevard.…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | May 6, 2019
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President of Iowa Corn Growers Association says producers need federal aid

Radio Iowa: Iowa Corn Growers Association President Curt Mether of Logan is urging Congress to pass a disaster aid package to help flooded Midwestern farmers. Mether said growers in Iowa and across much of the Northern …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2019
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Mississippi River in Davenport now higher than historic 1993 flood levels — and rising

Des Moines Register: During the historic flooding in July 1993, the Mississippi River near Davenport rose to its highest level ever: 22.63 feet. That record is no more. The river hit 22.64 feet shortly before noon …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2019
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REG Q1 falls short of expectations

Renewable Energy Group Inc. reported a first-quarter loss of $43.4 million, the Associated Press reported. The company reported a profit last year in the same period. In this year’s quarter, losses adjusted to account for discontinued …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2019