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Making that dream a reality hasn’t been easy, in part because even as farmers would benefit from a huge new market for corn, the plan relies on federal tax credits triggered by capturing carbon dioxide at refineries and then moving the gas hundreds of miles through pipelines that would snake across the Midwest, including beneath farmers’ fields.

One of the largest dairy farms in the state has cattle that are infected with bird flu, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reported Monday.

A number of experts think it’s unlikely this virus will become a deadly global contagion, based on evidence so far. But that's not a sure bet.

The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.

More people visiting vistas — and businesses — in northeast corner of state

Despite the pressures, there’s optimism around increased yields thanks to technology advances and drought-resistant seeds.

NOAA’s forecast is based on the amount of nutrients monitored by USGS in the system, so depending on weather, and whether hurricanes stir up water in the gulf this summer, what the scientists actually measure in August could differ.

The USDA sends a team to Iowa to help test for the source of the infections in cows.