AU in der HALLERTAU, Germany (AP) — Bright green vines snake upwards 20 feet (six meters) toward an umbrella of solar panels at Josef Wimmer’s farm in Bavaria.
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AU in der HALLERTAU, Germany (AP) — Bright green vines snake upwards 20 feet (six meters) toward an umbrella of solar panels at Josef Wimmer’s farm in Bavaria.
How a runaway cow was the talk of Cedar Rapids in 1954
Distrust of public health authorities, who say drinking raw milk is dangerous, fuels demand for unpasteurized milk products, leaders on both sides of the issue say.
Although caucus campaigns have become more focused on national party priorities over the past two decades, some candidates have continued to portray support for ethanol — specifically the federal mandate that the nation's fuel supply contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels — as a litmus test in Iowa.
Although fertilizer costs have spiked, farmers still have a business case to use it. Farmers from central Missouri describe their challenges in balancing business and practices that would benefit the environment. They often want to use alternative methods but are hesitant to make changes that could affect their profits.
In the wake of supply chain and customer base issues spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, several meat farms in Iowa have shifted business models to find alternate path to sell their products.
Pumpkin patches, wineries, apple orchards and strawberry fields all are considered agritourism. Looking to harness Iowa’s power as an agriculture state, businesses and government entities are looking to give farm operations a tourism boost.
American farmers planted 94.1 million acres of corn this year, up 6 percent from last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday.
“While American farmers and ranchers have been responding to the demand to produce more, their communities have struggled to see their share of the benefits,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
Cedar Falls native and NASA astronaut Raja Chari was joined by Iowa Republican U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, at Grinnell College Monday for a round table discussion about the agriculture research that’s being done in space.
But there’s still more work to be done to close the gender gap in landownership education and resources, advocates say.
Arid conditions are expected to persist in eastern Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin.
While increasing blending volumes overall by raising the level for advanced biofuels, the new rule includes lower mandates for corn-based ethanol in 2024 and 2025 than the EPA had initially proposed.
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