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Feed Energy recertified under safe feed and food program

Feed Energy Co. said today that its production facilities in Des Moines, Sioux City and Pacific Junction received recertification in the American Feed Industry Association’s Safe Feed/Safe Food program, which was established in 2004 to …

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2012 in Preview: Ag & Environment

2012 a time for caution in agriculture, farm leader says

One week after he was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Craig Hill settled for the first time into a large leather chair …

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Corn prices seen rising

Corn prices seen rising   Corn traders are bullish for a fifth consecutive week on speculation that dry weather in South America is damaging crops, boosting demand for U.S. supplies at a time when stockpiles…
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2011 in Review: Ag & Environment


That stuff they aren’t making anymore keeps getting more expensive

The average price of Iowa farmland surged 32.5 percent to $6,708 an acre this year, with a $20,000 per acre sale recorded in early December. …

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A Closer Look: Craig Hill


What are the challenges facing Iowa agriculture in 2012?

I’m old enough that I’ve witnessed cycles before, and this has been termed a disruptive cycle. We have had this huge surge in prosperity. Land values …

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Pioneer growers capture national yield titles

Pioneer growers capture national yield titles Farmers using Pioneer International Hi-Bred Inc. hybrid seeds captured half of the 18 top spots in the 2011 National Corn Growers Association Corn Yield Contest, including four of the…
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DuPont enters into agreement with Rosetta Green

DuPont enters into agreement with Rosetta Green E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has entered into a strategic research agreement with Israel-based Rosetta Green Ltd. to identify drought tolerance genes in corn and soybeans.…
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Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll releases summary report

The 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll was completed during January and February 2011 by 1,276 Iowa farmers.

The 2011 Farm Poll survey focused on a range of issues, including climate change and conservation …

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Kemin designing new research facility

Kemin Industries Inc. is taking a similar approach in the design of its new research facility, which is now more than midway through the design process.

“The overall theme is really openness and flexibility,” said …

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Pioneer’s new research facility

A little more than a year ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. was harvesting test crops on a plot of land alongside Beaver Creek in Johnston. This fall, however, the land near the company’s headquarters is …