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Puerto Rico’s hot winter days and warm nights have played a key role in the global seed business for more than 30 years. So, the devastation wrought on...
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During the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, spectators will turn their eyes upward to see the moon pass in front of the sun. But many Midwest scientists will turn...
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With farmers coming off a third straight year of lower incomes, 2017 may require more belt-tightening for many.Persistently low prices for major commodity…
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The corn and soybeans so abundant in Iowa could someday replace many of the plastic pots and flats at your local garden shop.Researchers at Iowa State…
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After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization are having a hard time agreeing…
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More than a dozen contracts were signed today in downtown Des Moines between Chinese food companies and U.S. soybean producers. The signatures cement the…
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A group of agricultural companies, food manufacturers, retailers and environmental groups plant to raise money to further conservation practices in Iowa,…
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On a hot, July day in Boone County, farmer Brett Heineman shuttled a semi from one of his family's fields to the local co-op. He and his uncle were…
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The latest weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows nearly every day last week was suitable for fieldwork in Iowa.Farmers were…
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Food giant General Mills is recalling millions of pounds of flour milled in Kansas City, Missouri, on suspicions that the product is contaminated by a…