Iowa and Minnesota farmers are investing in new oat mill and pushing Quaker and General Mills to check out their product.
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Iowa and Minnesota farmers are investing in new oat mill and pushing Quaker and General Mills to check out their product.
Across major corn-growing states, climate change is fueling conditions that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers. Factors like consistently high summer overnight temperatures, droughts and heavier-than-usual rains at the wrong time can all disrupt the plants’ pollination.
The Iowa Barn Foundation, for its last year at the State Fair, added a pair of silos to its display in the Agriculture Building. The structures were auctioned off and the money raised will be used to help preserve Iowa barns.
As a PhD student at Iowa State University, Connor Thorpe modified the design of the classic gene gun using a 3D printer in his apartment. Now, he’s leading a biotechnology company that sells the product.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop.
A fungal disease is spreading and growing in severity in Iowa, affecting the state’s corn production. A wetter than normal summer has helped Southern rust spread throughout the state.
Also in the notebook, Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in July
The announcement last month that Coca-Cola will introduce a new product made with cane sugar — instead of high-fructose corn syrup — came as a surprise to many corn growers, especially in Iowa, the country’s top corn producing state.
Farmers and ranchers across the U.S. would love to take greater advantage of the high prices, but with the U.S. herd at record lows, they can't meet the demand quickly.
Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the risk? And how can Iowans mitigate it?
USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins, in Iowa, said Saturday that the agency is shifting some of its workforce away from Washington, D.C.
State, city and company leaders spoke at a ceremony Wednesday celebrating a planned $50 million upgrade and expansion to Ingredion's operations in Cedar Rapids. The company will expand the production of industrial starches used in packaging and papermaking to meet growing demand. The starches use corn sourced entirely from Iowa.
A report from the Center for Rural Affairs found that funding from the Inflation Reduction Act had a “significant impact” on the adoption of conservation practices in Iowa.
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