Agricultural news, updates and trends from The Gazette.
Iowa’s nutrient reduction strategy was developed in 2013 as part of a larger, 12-state task force to address the growing size of the hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico by reducing nutrient levels in the Mississippi River Basin. It was last updated in 2017.
Under a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate, Bayer -- the maker of glyphosate-based Roundup -- would be shielded from lawsuits claiming the company failed to warn consumers of health risks if the product label complies with federal labeling requirements.
The ethanol industry has been a stabilizing force for corn prices in recent years, and boosting ethanol demand might help counteract diminished farm income.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture anticipates egg prices will increase an additional 20 percent this year.
Agriculture is a major export industry for the U.S., and Canada and Mexico are some of the biggest importers of products produced in Iowa, including soybeans and pork.
Clean water advocates in northeast Iowa plan to challenge a water permit for a large cattle feedlot in state court, as part of their continuing efforts to protect a prized trout stream.
The former USDA secretary and former governor will be CEO of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation,which strives to alleviate world hunger and honors the work of international leaders for their efforts and achievements in global food security with an annual prize. The role
During a four-hour hearing Thursday, Brooke Rollins -- President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture -- was asked about tariffs, bird flu, the effect of mass deportations on the ag workforce, and rural development efforts.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from Minnesota and Illinois are suing Deere & Co., claiming it engages in “unfair practices” relating to equipment repairs. The move follows years of advocacy and a formal complaint from National Farmers Union and locals in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations in rivers that provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Iowans.
The proposed rule, if adopted, would require CO2 pipeline operators to train emergency responders and ensure local first responders have the necessary detection equipment in the event of an emergency.
The Northwest Iowa dairies failed to get permits for a digester and pipeline before construction began by Novilla RNG, which is building a similar facility in Winneshiek County.
A South Dakota commissioner has declined to recuse herself again from the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit process, potentially delaying a decision there. Litigation is pending in Iowa.
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