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Local NewsRegulators consider broadening testing for E. coli in foodJune 25, 2010 YAKIMA, Wash. — The food industry and government regulators have focused for years on finding the most virulent strain of E. coli bacteria, which every year sickens thousands. » Full StoryExcessive rain rotting IA berriesJune 25, 2010 ADEL (AP) — Farmers say weeks of wet weather are taking a toll on Iowa’s fruit and berry crops. » Full StoryEPA delays ethanol decisionJune 25, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said it will wait until this fall to decide whether U.S. car engines can handle higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline. » Full StoryIowa expects record-low pheasant harvest in 2010June 25, 2010 DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa has recorded the state’s second straight lowest-ever pheasant hunt harvest. » Full StoryFor the love of strip-tillJune 18, 2010 DUNCOMBE – Roughly 60 people attended a last-minute strip-till field day Thursday to look at two fields that have been under strip-till management since 2004. » Full StoryConservation working in Upper MississippiJune 18, 2010 MINNEAPOLIS — Farmers in the Upper Mississippi River basin have made significant progress in reducing sediment, fertilizer and pesticide runoff, but need to do more to cut pollution to acceptable... » Full StoryEPA offers 10 tips preparing for CAFO inspectionsJune 18, 2010 Producers who own a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation have probably heard about the federal Environmental Protection Agency and enforcement activities in Region 7. » Full StoryCongress worried as oil spill threatens ag shippingJune 18, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic congressmen from the Midwest want President Obama and Admiral Thad Allen to order a full evaluation of the impact of the BP oil spill on Mississippi River shipping... » Full StoryField day showcases APACHE sprayersJune 18, 2010 CHURDAN — When Jim Brown was thinking about buying a new sprayer, the Churdan-area farmer looked at many different options before selecting the AS1010 self-propelled, 1,000-gallon APACHE sprayer fro... » Full Story |
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