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UNI to renovate commons for Iowa Civic Educators Institute, Grassley Center
The Board of Regents have approved plans for the renovation of the Commons building on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls. UNI vice president Michael Hager says
Building Better Corn
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is utilizing check-off funding to further research of the corn genome. In this Managing for Profit, Holly Adair-Anderson, a second-year doctoral student at the University
Cattle industry continues to monitor New World screwworm movement
The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says the livestock sector continues to navigate the risks of New World screwworm. But, Jackie Moore with Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri tells
POET ethanol expansion in Indiana expected to boost corn demand, help support farmers
The expansion of an Indiana-based bioethanol facility could help increase domestic corn demand. Jason Lucas with POET BioProcessing tells Brownfield the updates will allow the facility to process 193 million
University of Iowa plan to upgrade Carver-Hawkeye Arena includes air conditioning
The University of Iowa is moving ahead with the planning process to upgrade Carver-Hawkeye Arena after getting approval from the Board of Regents. UI Vice President Rod Lehnertz says the
Grassley meets with AG nominee, pushes for release of documents
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the current U.S. Department of Justice is the most responsive of any he’s worked with from either party, however, hundreds of documents he requested from
Stalled E15 legislation frustrating farmers
A pair of Wisconsin farmers say frustration is mounting over the lack of Congressional movement on nationwide, year-round E15. Casey Kelleher, president of the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board and Jefferson
2026 ‘RiseFest’ breaks crowd record KKK set in Sheldon in 1924
A Christian music festival in northwest Iowa has eclipsed the attendance record set over a century ago by the KKK. Rob Roozeboom, founder and CEO of Rise Ministries, said this
West Liberty plastics plant to close, laying off 77
An eastern Iowa plant that has supplied plastic parts to Whirlpool’s facility in Amana will shut down later this summer. Plastic Products has notified state officials its facility in West
Farmers cautious on input price relief amid Middle East developments
Some farmers say it’s too soon to know if a potential resolution to the conflict in the Middle East could lead to lower input prices. Scott Gigstad of Kansas says
