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Trump will make good on promise to Iowa farmers, open door to year-round E15

Des Moines Register: After months of false starts, President Donald Trump will tell Iowans today during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs that he’s opening the door to year-round access to gasoline with higher ethanol blends. …

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Report: Climate change will cause serious damage by 2040

The scientific panel seen as a leading authority on climate change predicts clear damage from climate change by 2040, including the near disappearance of coral reefs — unless we make unprecedented changes to slow emissions …

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Group: Iowa takes biggest energy efficiency dive in nation

A national nonprofit that ranks states’ energy efficiency efforts reported that Iowa fell farther than any other state in the latest tally, mainly because of a bill passed by lawmakers that capped many of the …

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IEDA backs wind-energy storage projects

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has granted a $200,000 grant to Fairfield-based Ideal Energy for two projects to study storing wind energy in batteries, the Energy News Network reported. The Fairfield company will pass information along to …

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Danfoss partners with ISU on $2.9 million dynamometer test facility in Boone

Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames announced this morning it has committed more than $1.8 million to Iowa State University to purchase and install a state-of-the-art off-road vehicle chassis dynamometer at the ISU Agronomy & Agriculture …

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Iowa pig population reaches record 23.6 million

Associated Press: Iowa has reached a record number of pigs on farms as the pork industry continues to expand production amid questionable export demand due to tariff battles with China. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said …

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Prospects of short-term trade resolution fading, Soybean Association president says

After the U.S. imposed 10 percent tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, the president of the Iowa Soybean Association warns that hopes for a short-term trade war resolution are failing, Radio Iowa reports. …

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Cheap U.S. prices trump trade war; ISU says ag losses could amount to $2.2 billion

At least two cargoes of U.S. soybeans are heading to China as some buyers are willing to risk a purchase for historically cheap prices, Successful Farming reports. Grain traffic between the two companies has nearly ground …

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NOTEBOOK: Why trees matter in business

A few weeks ago, a press release hit the newsroom’s inbox about a Trees Forever event coming up. I didn’t know much about the organization, so I kept reading. And then I started an email …

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Company disputes report Lakota and Superior ethanol plants will close

Radio Iowa: Officials with Green Plains Renewable Energy are rejecting a Reuters report this week claiming the company is shutting down a pair of Iowa ethanol plants in Kossuth and Dickinson counties. “We are not closing …