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Secretary Naig announces 108 renewable fuels infrastructure projects to expand access to E15, biodiesel in Iowa

Secretary Naig announces 108 renewable fuels infrastructure projects to expand access to E15, biodiesel in Iowa

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board approved 108 projects during their quarterly meeting on Dec. 17 to support new and expanded biofuel infrastructure projects across the state. The approved projects are in 46 counties and represent nearly $4.59 million in total requests, including $3,987,039.12 for 93 ethanol-related projects and $600,142.66 for 15 biodiesel-related projects. These cost-share investments...

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Property rights pressure rises across rural America

Property rights pressure rises across rural America

It is easy to assume Iowa’s fight over carbon pipelines and new transmission lines is something unique to our state. But the same pressures and frustrations are playing out across rural America. Our neighbors to the south in Missouri are confronting many of the same...

House unanimously passes ePermit Act

House unanimously passes ePermit Act

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the ePermit Act, which codifies President Trump’s Action Plan to modernize permitting technology across federal agencies. The legislation aims to reduce processing times for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...

Exports highlight U.S. corn balance sheet

Exports highlight U.S. corn balance sheet

The December WASDE report is typically a quiet report that is moved on from quickly. USDA published the monthly report on Monday and while it did not make big waves due to major changes there are some adjustments to make note of. One of the bigger adjustments was to...

Senators push USDA for faster bird flu vaccine plan

Senators push USDA for faster bird flu vaccine plan

A bipartisan group of 23 senators called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expedite development of a comprehensive bird flu vaccination strategy amid rising infections in livestock flocks. Lawmakers warn that outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or...

Building the calf microbiome begins in the first hours of life

Building the calf microbiome begins in the first hours of life

Producers spend a lot of time thinking about cow health, breeding readiness, and nutrition plans, but Purina says the story of long-term productivity starts much earlier. The first hours and weeks of a calf’s life are filled with stress points, and how those animals...

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