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Fees for the state’s regulators to analyze proposed routes could hit nearly $1.47M
Government officials across the Midwest face pressure to address high levels of nitrate pollution in water. In Iowa, saturated buffers — installed with taxpayer money — are being promoted by the state. But research and records show the state’s saturated buffers aren’t as effective as promised.
Growing up in Iowa during the 1980s farm crisis, Wendy Johnson didn’t see a future for herself in agriculture. But nearly 20 years after moving to Los Angeles to work in the fashion industry, she found herself being pulled back to her farming roots.
An investigation by KFF Health News reveals key problems in the U.S. response to bird flu, including deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions.
Robots with nitrate sensors, being developed by Iowa State and Michigan State university researchers, could help farmers detect where, how and how much nitrate they are losing.
U.S. growers, who had worried about the potential loss of the single biggest export market for U.S. corn, welcomed the decision, calling it “a major win.”
Regenerative agriculture aims to take the agriculture industry back to basics and use farming methods that revive the health of the soil. It’s seen by some as a solution. But making the transition from conventional to regenerative farming methods can include a significant learning curve. Farmers are finding support from a nonprofit and each other.
Pathologists said in a press conference Friday they are encouraged by laboratory preparedness for a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, but are worried about the number of infected animals and the ability of the virus to mutate.
Iowa State University researchers are urging longer growing seasons, more cover crops to combat high emissions
Plant seems to be ‘marching downstream’ toward Iowa.
The comprehensive package supports several key farm and safety net programs, like crop insurance, as well as agriculture research, rural development, conservation projects and food assistance for low-income families. But gridlock over funding for SNAP benefits and incentives for capturing greenhouse gases, among other issues, stood in the way of crafting a new farm bill.
The individual, who reported mild symptoms, was exposed to the virus while working with a commercial flock in northwest Iowa.
Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so have little monetary value.
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