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IRFA and Iowa Corn to host Zoom press conference to discuss first US sustainable aviation fuel facility

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board will host a virtual press conference at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the potential impact of ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production on Iowa …

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Iowa ag department announces launch of new cost-share dairy innovation grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant Program, a new initiative to reduce costs to dairy farmers and make Iowa dairy products more available to …

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Land Investment Expo adds keynote speaker

Robert Bonnie, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation, will be a keynote speaker at the annual Land Investment Expo that will be held beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, at Hy-Vee …

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Tractor Zoom acquires Minnesota company

Des Moines-based Tractor Zoom has acquired Anvil App Works, a move company officials say will expand Tractor Zoom’s ag tech offerings and bring jobs to Iowa.

Tractor Zoom is a data company that helps people …

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4 honorees receive Women Impacting Agriculture awards

Four honorees received the Women Impacting Agriculture award for their contributions to Iowa agriculture during Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s seventh annual Iowa Women in Ag Leadership Conference on Nov. 30. The recipients were …

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Crop Insurance Discount Program sign-up underway

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Friday that the sign-up period for the Crop Insurance Discount Program will run until Jan. 26, 2024. Offered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the …

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Norway leader: More investment needed to help modernize ag systems, diversify crops in developing countries

Government needs to do more to remove the risk from the private sector to invest in developing countries to reduce world hunger, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norway’s minister of international development, said during this year’s Borlaug …

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USDA invests $5 million to strengthen rural Iowa communities, businesses

Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development state director in Iowa, announced that the agency is investing $4,782,800 in loans and $268,500 in grants to 13 rural Iowa projects to help communities and businesses …

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Swati Nayak receives 2023 Norman Borlaug Award

The World Food Prize Foundation on Tuesday presented Swati Nayak with the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Nayak was recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed …

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Iowa Department of Ag and Land Stewardship announces another conservation record

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, working with Iowa’s 100 soil and water conservation districts and other partners, broke a record for conservation and water …