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Federal court throws out Iowa’s ‘ag gag’ rule

U.S. District Judge James Gritzner has thrown out a 2012 Iowa law supported by livestock interests that was intended to stop undercover investigations of animal cruelty at confinements. 

Gritzner ruled that the state had failed …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jan 9, 2019
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Applications open for 2019 Iowa AgriTech Accelerator

The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is taking applications from early-stage startups seeking to join its third cohort, the accelerator announced today. The 2019 program runs from May 28 to Aug. 29 and accepts up to five …
By BPC Staff | Jan 8, 2019
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Trump tariff payments and E15 take a hit from shutdown

Successful Farming: The partial government shutdown is putting a kink in the Trump tariff payments to farmers, and it could prevent the EPA from approving the sale of E15 by the summer, as promised by …
By BPC Staff | Jan 8, 2019
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UI researchers search for mineral wealth in northeast Iowa

Northeast Iowa’s hills may hold a wealth of mineral riches, IowaNow reported. University of Iowa geologists are leading an effort to determine the age of an underground formation that encompasses a 10-county region in northeast Iowa to …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2019
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Brazil’s soybean farmers could see more crop losses

Brazilian soy farmers face the prospect of more crop failures, a grain growers group said Friday, as a leading agribusiness consultancy revised its forecast for the country’s crop this year due to a drought that …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2019
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Future hemp growers in Iowa idle until government shutdown ends

Iowa farmers ready to take advantage of the Hemp Farming Act can’t do so until the partial federal government shutdown lifts, reports Radio Iowa. President Donald Trump signed the farm bill into law last month, which …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2019
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Gauss named Kent Nutrition president

Mike Gauss has been named president of Kent Nutrition Group. He replaces John Thorpe, who has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of parent company Kent Corp. Gauss joined the company in 2005 as …
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2019
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Shutdown likely to delay key USDA crop reports

Barring a breakthrough between the White House and Congress, the partial federal government shutdown will likely force the USDA to delay next week’s release of potentially market-moving reports, reported Successful Farming. The USDA typically releases a …
By BPC Staff | Jan 3, 2019
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Iowa generates 365 million gallons of biodiesel

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa produced some 365 million gallons of biodiesel in 2018, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said today, a boost of some 80 million gallons from the year before. The state’s biodiesel production is …
By BPC Staff | Jan 3, 2019
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NextEra plans wind installation upgrade

NextEra Energy Resources LLC plans to upgrade its collection of 100 wind turbines at Crystal Lake in Hancock County, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported. The work is scheduled to begin this month and end by …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2019