Iowa doubles down on deer donations amid pandemic
News Desk The state has doubled down on its efforts to encourage deer hunters to donate extra meat to others as the coronavirus pandemic continues to leave many Iowans out of work.…
Environment
Sierra Club moves to block Pattison’s water export proposal
Pattison Sand Co. of Clayton has appealed the state’s triple rejection of its permit application to export Iowa water to western states by rail, and the Sierra Club has intervened…
Iowa’s drought could affect ’21 planting season despite predictions for a snowy winter
Iowa has a good chance of normal to above-normal temperatures through the end of next year after getting nearly 4 inches less precipitation over the past year, climatologists report. That…
Axne: Farmers need help with markets, derecho recovery
The next Congress must address the mixture of troubles facing Midwestern farmers, from a political fight over support for ethanol to tariff-fueled trade wars and derecho damage, U.S. Rep. Cindy…
15 Iowa companies get USDA grants to expand ethanol sales
Fifteen Iowa companies were among those receiving grants Thursday to improve ethanol and biodiesel facilities to handle higher grades of the renewable fuels. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested…
Pandemics and Plastics: Single-Use Items, PPE Increasing Waste & Litter
AMES, Iowa — While face masks and gloves help us contain the spread of COVID-19, those items do have a negative side effect to our environment. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)…