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Gov. Mike Kehoe Leads Trade Mission to Italy
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe will be leading a trade mission to Italy this week, and Ag Director Chris Chinn will be attending. There are meetings scheduled with several companies that
Bayer: Genome editing and AI could accelerate the next generation of crop innovation
Bayer Crop Science is bringing together genome editing, plant breeding and artificial intelligence as it works to develop new crop products designed to help farmers manage an increasingly challenging environment.
VP JD Vance to headline midterm rally in Council Bluffs
Vice President J-D Vance is scheduled to be in Council Bluffs Friday morning to headline a rally for Republican candidates. Chris McGowan, the Republican running in Iowa’s fourth congressional district,
Commodity markets expected to remain volatile as funds hold record long positions
A pair of commodity market experts say producers should expect volatility in prices while managed money continues to hold record long positions. Brian Basting, ag economist with Advance Trading, tells
Des Moines schools name replacement for superintendent arrested by ICE
The board of the state’s largest school district has voted to give interim superintendent Matt Smith the job permanently. Smith was named interim superintendent of the Des Moines schools almost
The state Environmental Protection Commission has approved a federal EPA grant to address potential algae problems in the Clarinda and Panora public water supplies. The DNR’s Steve Konrady says working
New type of water quality program instituted for Three Mile, Twelve Mile Lake
The state Environmental Protection Commission has approved a federal EPA grant to address potential algae problems in the Clarinda and Panora public water supplies. The DNR’s Steve Konrady says working
Resources aim to help more young producers return to rural areas
The executive director of the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency says its Beginning Farmer Network is helping more young producers overcome barriers in the ag industry. Hillary Maricle says the
Rural America faces housing, childcare shortages amid growing demand
Opportunities and challenges in rural America. Julie Tesch is the president and CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. She says the rural way of life is changing,
Nunn, Miller-Meeks vote to curb Trump’s authority to wage ‘open-ended war’ in Iran
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks are among the seven Republicans who joined Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution in the U.S. House that would limit President
