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The deadline for signing up for the 2022 Census of Agriculture is June 22. Farmers who raise and sell at least $1,000 of products, including some animals, qualify to take the twice-a-decade census.

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.

A March 2022 scientific brief released by the World Health Organization stated that during the pandemic’s first year, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25 percent.

Already this year, there have been 110 fatalities on Iowa roads, which is 15 more than a year ago at this time and 29 more than in 2020, according to Iowa Department of Transportation data. Based on the current number, an Iowa State Patrol spokesman said Iowa is on track to see 360 fatalities this year.

Rising material prices and legal expenses are expected to add nearly $50 million more to the cost of a power transmission line being built across southern Wisconsin.

NewBoCo wraps up debut season of Iowa Innovation podcasts

There is a clear connection between innovation and the efforts to foster diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Iowa Legislature wants to spend $1 million next year to revise the state’s long-standing nitrogen fertilizer calculator used in seven corn-growing states. Some water quality advocates fear the update will mean more fertilizer applied to fields and more runoff into streams and lakes, but two Iowa State professors welcome the opportunity for new research into the nitrogen question.