agriculture
Amana brewery, Cedar Rapids vegetable farm recipients of Choose Iowa value-added grants
Several Corridor businesses are recipients of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Choose Iowa value-added grants. On April 22, IDALS awarded 33 grants – a total of $463,000 – to Iowa farmers and small businesses spanning 28 counties.…
USDA awards $17M to three watershed projects in Iowa
Three regional conservation projects in Iowa have received federal funding, the Iowa Department of Agriculture…
Iowa farmland values continue strong
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Midwest farmland values increased 6% in 2020 — the…
Higher commodity prices boost ag outlook for 2021
A pair of keen observers closely attuned to the Iowa ag economy — and its…
Turning the page
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden will bring a host of changes to the U.S. political…
Rantizo authorized to swarm multiple drones nationwide
A Rantizo drone applies fungicide on a field. CREDIT RANTIZO By CBJ News Staff [email protected]…
ContinuumAg heads to Memphis for ag accelerator
ContinuumAg founder and CEO Mitchell Hora, who will lead the Washington-based startup through AgLaunch365 accelerator.…
The debate we should be having about immigrants
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Immigrants contribute to business in the United States in…
Transportation bellwethers point up
CBJ Editorial The transportation industry is a leading economic bellwether because it shows the exchange…
Will Year of the Pig be good to Iowa?
Iowa farmers, manufacturers looking for prosperity signals as trade talks continue By Emery Styron [email protected]…
Rantizo looks to drones as ag’s next frontier
A six-rotor hexacopter drone is being used by Rantizo as it develops its autonomous crop…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Debbie Takes
Nate Kaeding with Debbie Takes, of Dan and Debbie’s Creamery in Ely. Sponsored by West…
Farmers brace as China levies retaliatory tariffs
Farmer Dave Walton, of Walton Farms, shown in a Cedar County field last October. “For…
Indian Creek plots new demonstration farm
Elyse Robinson and John Myers of the Indian Creek Nature Center show off the barn…
Old Capitol tofu builds on an Iowa staple
Old Capitol Food Company has big plans for future growth, including new product lines and…
Economic forecast 2018: Big growth, big risks
Deere & Co. economist Luke Chandler predicted big growth and big risks at the CBJ’s…
