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FFA cultivates future leaders

Fair season in Iowa brings generations together to celebrate the hard work of those involved in programs like 4-H and FFA. I was once one...

Iowa farmers highlighted in ‘Real Farmers. Real Food. Real Meat’ campaign

While Iowa’s bread and butter lies within the agricultural industry, Iowans still have questions about the health of their foods, how it was raised...
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Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National Science Foundation has announced 11 new Artificial Intelligence Research...
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USDA awards $17M to three watershed projects in Iowa

Three regional conservation projects in Iowa have received federal funding, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Monday. “There is great conservation work...
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Iowa farmland values continue strong

By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Midwest farmland values increased 6% in 2020 — the largest gain since 2012, according to the Chicago Federal Reserve.

Higher commodity prices boost ag outlook for 2021

A pair of keen observers closely attuned to the Iowa ag economy — and its tendrils stretching across the nation and around the globe...

Turning the page

Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden will bring a host of changes to the U.S. political landscape, but don’t expect wholesale reversals of former President...

Rantizo authorized to swarm multiple drones nationwide

A Rantizo drone applies fungicide on a field. CREDIT RANTIZO  By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa City-based Rantizo announced this week that it is approved by the...

ContinuumAg heads to Memphis for ag accelerator

ContinuumAg founder and CEO Mitchell Hora, who will lead the Washington-based startup through AgLaunch365 accelerator. CREDIT TWITTER   By Adam Moore [email protected] A Washington-based soil testing company is...

The debate we should be having about immigrants

By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Immigrants contribute to business in the United States in ways and degrees that are not commonly portrayed in public...

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