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The comprehensive package supports several key farm and safety net programs, like crop insurance, as well as agriculture research, rural development, conservation projects and food assistance for low-income families. But gridlock over funding for SNAP benefits and incentives for capturing greenhouse gases, among other issues, stood in the way of crafting a new farm bill.

The individual, who reported mild symptoms, was exposed to the virus while working with a commercial flock in northwest Iowa.

Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so have little monetary value.

Midwest Equity, a private equity real estate investment firm headquartered in Iowa, announced Wednesday it plans to relocate its operations to the former Wells Fargo Bank location at 150 First Ave. NE, following a renovation next year.

U.S. ethanol producers are on the brink of getting the green light from Congress to sell higher blends of corn-based biofuel nationwide -- a long-elusive goal the industry considers crucial to its future.

Insomnia Cookies, known at many locations for its proximity to college campuses, has a new location in the new Kingston Yard development.

Cropland is still expensive and overpriced at an average of about $11,500 per acre, but average values declined about 3 percent from last year's record, according to an Iowa State University survey.