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Corteva accuses startup of stealing seeds

Corteva, one of the world’s biggest agriculture companies, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Delaware last week, accusing the seed-gene-editing company Inari Agriculture of illicitly obtaining Corteva seeds from a U.S. depository and illegally …

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Iowa Department of Agriculture to offer crop insurance discount program

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will again offer its crop insurance discount program for acres that are planted with cover crops. Farmers and landowners …

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Public input sessions scheduled for third draft of regional water agreement

The A.C. Ward Municipal Water Treatment Plant in West Moines is pictured in this submitted image.

The Des Moines and West Des Moines water works will hold public input sessions later this week on the …

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Secretary Naig announces availability of grants for urban water quality projects

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting pre-applications for cost-share grant funding to support urban conservation projects. “Communities of all sizes can utilize …

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Grow Solar Polk County continues to help Polk County businesses, homeowners

Grow Solar Polk County, a community group purchasing program that emphasizes solar education and volume purchasing to make solar more affordable for businesses and homeowners, has extended its program to Oct. 31. The program surpassed …

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ICON Water Trails hires Oppel as executive director

Stephanie Oppel, pictured, has been named the new executive director of ICON Water Trails.

The organization announced her hiring today, saying Oppel will begin her new duties on Sept. 25.

Oppel’s hiring comes almost a …

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ICON, MidAmerican partners on cleanup of Fourmile Creek

Volunteers from MidAmerican Energy Co. participated in a project to clean up Fourmile Creek in Des Moines on Tuesday. Photo contributed by Iowa Rivers Revival

You’ve heard about the recreational and placemaking benefits that ICON …

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Drake, Polk County Conservation partner on restoration project

Drake University and Polk County Conservation will work together on the Brown’s Woods restoration and oak regeneration project. The initiative aims to increase carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation through ecological restoration in Brown’s Woods, a …

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Volunteers clean 1,640 pounds of trash from Fourmile Creek

In an effort to help clean Iowa waterways, 68 volunteers picked up 1,640 pounds of trash from Fourmile Creek and the surrounding area during the Fourmile Fest on Aug. 11. The Iowa Rivers Revival Service …

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DMU receives $1.2 million rebate for innovative, sustainable space

Angela Franklin, Des Moines University president and CEO, accepted nearly $1.2 million in construction rebates during a MidAmerican Energy event last week. The savings are from participating in MidAmerican Energy’s Commercial New Construction program, which …