by Staff Editor | Apr 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The University of Illinois Farm Policy News says Iowa farmers told officials that they should block the sale of the Iowa Fertilizer Company to Koch Industries. The sale is worth 3.6 billion dollars. Farmers attending the Iowa Farmers Union’s listening session told...
by Staff Editor | Apr 23, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will invest in 14 urban water quality projects within communities of all sizes across the state. Secretary Naig made the announcement with city leaders...
by Staff Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa’s food banks make every day Earth Day in their efforts to divert perfectly good food from landfills and instead get it onto dinner tables for Iowans facing food insecurity. This Earth Day, the Iowa Food Bank Association announces 27.1 million pounds of food was...
by Staff Editor | Apr 19, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
JOHNSTON, Iowa – April 19, 2024 – The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) applaud the EPA for their announcement of continued access throughout the summer months for E15. Using existing authority, this announcement gives consumers ongoing access to E15, a...
by Staff Editor | Apr 18, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that 20 Iowa dairies across 12 counties have been awarded Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants to increase on-farm dairy processing, incorporate labor saving technology, and expand the availability of Iowa dairy...
