Amid growing concern about Chinese investment in U.S. agriculture, there has been a renewed push to limit and more closely monitor foreign ownership of farmland across the country.
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By Johnathan Hettinger, - Investigate Midwest Business News Nov. 13, 2022 6:15 am79d ago
Amid growing concern about Chinese investment in U.S. agriculture, there has been a renewed push to limit and more closely monitor foreign ownership of farmland across the country.
By Jared Strong - Iowa Capital Dispatch Agriculture Nov. 13, 2022 12:29 pm77d ago
Widespread rainfall last week in the southeastern half of the state significantly reduced drought conditions.
Tom Barton News Nov. 11, 2022 6:00 am79d ago
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig recently spoke with The Gazette about the status and impact of bird flu on Iowa’s poultry industry and how it could effect turkey prices heading into Thanksgiving.
Erin Jordan Agriculture Nov. 10, 2022 4:03 pm79d ago
The order from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship cancels all live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings and prohibits birds from being sold or transferred at livestock auctions, swap meets or exotic animal sales.
Erin Jordan Energy Nov. 7, 2022 4:59 pm82d ago
The leader of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says whether carbon dioxide pipelines are approved in the state will be the difference between “life or death” for Iowa’s ethanol industry. Critics say ethanol is on its way out because of electric vehicles and tax credits should go to actual emission reductions.
Environmental News Nov. 5, 2022 6:00 am85d ago
Some Iowa beekeepers make extra money by taking their bees to California for the winter to pollinate almond trees, but that work is literally drying up with the drought on the West Coast.
Agriculture Oct. 31, 2022 5:55 pm89d ago
Iowa agriculture officials said Monday that another commercial egg farm in the state has been infected with bird flu, the first commercial farm case identified since April.
Crime and Courts Oct. 26, 2022 11:21 am95d ago
An investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring targeting meatpacking plants in six Midwestern states, federal authorities said.
Agriculture Nov. 10, 2022 11:40 am80d ago
Iowa has one-third the number of licenses for growing hemp as it did in 2020, the first year it became legal. Why is that?
News Nov. 29, 2022 1:21 pm60d ago
State and federal agriculture officials on Thursday confirmed a new case of the highly transmissible avian influenza in a backyard flock in Dallas County.
Agriculture Oct. 20, 2022 3:31 pm100d ago
By grouping projects together for design and installation, coordinating groups can save money and get things done faster.
Agriculture Oct. 18, 2022 5:18 pm102d ago
About 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure get the help.
Agriculture Oct. 14, 2022 2:32 pm106d ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require meat companies to make extensive changes to their operations.