The first root a plant sends into the earth, straight and narrow, is known as the taproot. The taproot …
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By Molly Hunter, correspondent Community Apr. 25, 2019 7:00 pm2424d ago
The first root a plant sends into the earth, straight and narrow, is known as the taproot. The taproot …
By Karl Plume Business News Apr. 25, 2019 10:19 am2424d ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Farm supplier CHS Inc has dozens of loaded barges trapped on the flood-swollen Mississippi River near St. …
Business News Apr. 25, 2019 1:11 pm2424d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst this morning sided with Iowa’s other senator, Chuck Grassley, in calling for the Trump administration to …
Mitchell Schmidt Government & Politics Mar. 24, 2020 3:25 pm2090d ago
New reports on Iowa water argue that nitrate and bacteria levels in private wells have increased for more than a …
Bloomberg News Business News Apr. 24, 2019 12:47 pm2425d ago
Walmart is getting into the beef business. The nation’s biggest grocer has contracted with a Texas cattle rancher and other …
Government & Politics Apr. 23, 2019 10:35 pm2426d ago
INDEPENDENCE – Iowa’s senior U.S. senator says he supports the Trump administration’s plan to give the pork industry more authority …
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Business News Apr. 22, 2019 1:52 pm2427d ago
Across the nation, the average farmer is growing older, the number of medium-sized farms is shrinking and the agriculture industry …
Community Apr. 18, 2019 4:30 pm2431d ago
On any fall Saturday at Bass Family Farms, on Highway 30 between Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon, you’ll find …
Living Apr. 18, 2019 4:00 pm2431d ago
The Hansen family has spent more than 150 years making their Hudson farm ‘legen-dairy.’ Seven generations of Hansens have …
Community Apr. 17, 2019 7:00 pm2432d ago
Crouching in the soil, I pushed aside green leaves as the gray, overcast morning started to burn away, the …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2019 7:07 pm2432d ago
Leaders in Iowa ethanol and agriculture warn that federal plans to make small refineries exempt from renewable fuel rules ‘would …
Living Apr. 16, 2019 9:00 am2433d ago
While ‘farm-to-table’ or ‘farm-to-fork’ have been around for a while, another trendy way to close the gap between farm …
Community Apr. 16, 2019 9:00 am2433d ago
A single wooden cross is tucked away in a copse of trees on the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm, …
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