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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Human Health,

04/08/2024 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Opinion: Roundup is safe, but hemp drinks are ‘nefarious,’ in the Iowa Senate

Climbing Kites, Iowa’s first cannabis-infused sparkling water, features varying doses of THC and CBD. Thanks to a majority share purchase …

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

08/22/2023 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Endangered Iowa bee ‘poster child’ for other at-risk pollinators

Iowa State University researchers journey statewide to learn about the rusty patched bumblebee, which has declined by about 90 percent.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Carbon Farming,

07/13/2023 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Tax credits ‘jump start’ Midwest carbon capture projects

Carbon tax credits are a “challenge to industry that says ‘if you can do this thing that makes sense for the climate, the U.S. government will pay you potentially tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars in funding for solutions’,” said Noah Deich, deputy assistant secretary for carbon management at the U.S. Department of Energy.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability,

06/20/2023 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Wanted: Sustainable farmer for Solon land

The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) has preserved 1,200 acres on 16 farms since 2015. The West Branch nonprofit’s mission is to preserve Iowa farmland for sustainable table food. A new campaign, Circle Our Cities, sets a goal of creating 10 permanent food farms around 10 Iowa cities in 10 years.

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TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

05/23/2023 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Opinion: G7 must fight global hunger

From left, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, …

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Weather,

11/08/2022 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Fewer Iowa bees helping with California almond pollination

Some Iowa beekeepers make extra money by taking their bees to California for the winter to...

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

Partnership aims for 2 million acres of regenerative ag practices

Efforts in Iowa will focus in Cedar Rapids -- where both ADM and PepsiCo have factories -- and in Clinton.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities),

Many Iowa farmers say crop yields better than expected

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said he expects 2021 to be “another year where you’re going to have a lot of variability, but I think generally we can say things look better than we might have expected.”

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Weather,

06/29/2021 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Fickle weather takes crops on roller coaster

Farmers reported many crops benefited from much-needed rain but more moisture is needed, especially in the northern two-thirds of the state. At the same time, other parts of the state got too much rain.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/12/2021 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Opinion Piece

Women in agriculture hit hard by pandemic

Iowa can lead the nation in supporting women entrepreneurs year-round

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