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White House showcases Kent Corp.

Gage and Jimmy Kent appeared at today’s “Made in America” product showcase at the White House. Muscatine-based animal nutrition firm Kent Corp. was the only Iowa company invited and the only agriculture company represented. The …

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EPA granted nearly all requests for biofuels waivers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released data to U.S. Senate Chuck Grassley of Iowa showing that nearly all the requests from small refineries for an exemption from the requirement to use biofuels were granted, Ethanol Producer …

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Branstad urges farmers to ‘take the long view’ in U.S.-China trade dispute

Quad-City Times: Terry Branstad, Iowa’s former governor who now serves as U.S. ambassador to China, advises farmers to take “the long view.” He said the eventual outcome will lead to increased future food exports to a …

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In Cedar Rapids, Pence promises farmers ‘will start winning again’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: As Iowa farmers and manufacturers worry about the prospects of an extended trade war, Vice President Mike Pence offered assurances Wednesday that “our farmers will start winning again.” He spoke while visiting defense …

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BH Management project saves water and $365,000

A joint effort between Des Moines-based BH Management Services LLC and Miami-based EcoSystems has resulted in substantial savings of cash and water at an apartment community in Grand Prairie, Texas, according to a release. BH …

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MidAmerican Energy announces Grundy County wind farm

MidAmerican Energy Co. announced construction of a wind farm project to begin this month in Grundy County. The Ivester Wind Farm includes 35 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines as part of MidAmerican Energy’s Wind XI project, …

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BH Management project saves water and $365,000

A joint effort between Des Moines-based BH Management Services LLC and Miami-based EcoSystems has resulted in substantial savings of cash and water at an apartment community in Grand Prairie, Texas, according to a release. BH …

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Adel seed producer sued over ‘discriminatory’ soybean seed sales

Stine Seed Co. of Adel faces a class action lawsuit after the Black Farms and Agriculturalists Association accused Stine of selling fake or defective soybean seeds to African Americans, reports the Des Moines Register. The Memphis-based …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Survey finds brand loyalty not the same for farm equipment

 This story from Radio Iowa hooked me as someone who grew up on a green-and-gold John Deere farm. My grandparents and parents were both diehard Deere owners. Even my brother’s toy tractors were mini John …

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Farm loan delinquencies are up, but still down

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports that farm loan delinquencies were up in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the year-earlier period. The stats are only slightly troubling, reports Successful Farming, given that delinquencies …