Ag and Environment

Global demand for increased food production and enhanced nutrition technologies are driving growth for Greater Des Moines-based biotechnology companies, and with it, the need for state-of-the-art research and development facilities.

In Johnston, Pioneer Hi-Bred International …

It took just 31 minutes for Donald Ellingson’s family to end an agrarian tradition that had survived more than a half-century, by auctioning off 153 acres of rich Iowa farmland, according to a Reuters special …

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Israel-based Evogene Ltd. said today they would collaborate to improve resistance to soybean rust. Under the agreement, DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. subsidiary and Evogene will work …

Ag Processing Inc., a farmer-owned cooperative, has agreed to pay a $96,588 civil penalty to the federal government for its failure to develop and implement a facility response plan for its soybean processing facility in …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority and Department of Natural Resources today announced funding for six Watershed Management Authority (WMA) applications. Each recipient of the seed money will form a WMA to reduce future flood risks …

A statement reaffirming climate change signed by 31 scientists from 22 colleges and universities in Iowa is making its way to Gov. Terry Branstad’s office Tuesday.

The statement urges politicians and candidates to acknowledge the …

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will broadcast a free tax seminar from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 22 on the Iowa Telecommunications Network. For more information, contact Ed Kordick at ekordick@ifbf.org or 225-5433. Farm Bureau …