| Date | Title | |
| 25242 | 5/13/2008 12:29:56 PM | AN IOWAN'S ARGUMENT FOR COMMON SENSE | I’ve decided that I’m NOT going to go outside ever again. I’m also going to throw out all my Tupperware, any and all products containing corn or ‘corn syrup’, my microwave and my cats. |
| 25241 | 5/13/2008 8:35:57 AM | CUTTING EXPORTS TO TRIM DOMESTIC FOOD PRICES: BAD IDEA | It’s bad enough that people are blaming ethanol for high food prices. How many times do we have to explain this to people outside agriculture? |
| 25232 | 5/9/2008 3:19:28 PM | FARM BUREAU SUPPORTS 2008 FARM BILL, DESPITE THREATENED VETO | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) supports the Farm Bill package now before Capitol Hill lawmakers, but is disappointed to learn that President Bush intends to veto it. |
| 25230 | 5/9/2008 12:36:29 PM | REPORT SHOWS IOWA AGRICULTURE CONTINUES TO LEAD THE NATION, BUT FACES CHALLENGES | High commodity prices are being chased by rising input expenses, but Iowa continues to rank among the leaders in national agriculture production according to the recently released 2008 Facts on Iowa Agriculture book. |
| 25229 | 5/7/2008 4:22:28 PM | FOOD VS. FUEL A GLOBAL MYTH | In recent weeks, a flood of reports and statements has claimed that the world's biofuel programs—in particular the U.S. corn ethanol effort—is starving poor people around the globe. Even the UN's special rapporteur for the Right to Food decried biofuel production as "a crime against humanity." |
| 25220 | 5/1/2008 1:21:36 PM | COMMITMENT TO ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DEFINES FARM BUREAU’S 195 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS | This year the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) Scholarship Program invested $195,000 in Iowa’s youth. |
| 25219 | 4/28/2008 3:18:14 PM | WATER QUALITY, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEER POPULATION MEASURES AMONG SUCCESSES FOR FARM BUREAU IN 2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | The close of the 2008 legislative session brought passage of several Farm Bureau priorities including; deer depredation, the Surface Water Protection Act, the statewide sales tax to improve all school infrastructure and odor. |
| 25209 | 4/23/2008 3:22:03 PM | LAWMAKERS APPROVE BILL TO FUND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS | All schools in Iowa, regardless of zip code, will get the same amount of money per student for school improvement projects, thanks to the bipartisan approval of House File 2663. |
| 25208 | 4/22/2008 2:45:27 PM | MAKE IT ETHANOL FOR EARTH DAY | If every car in the U.S. was powered with a 10 percent blend of ethanol for one week, the amount of greenhouse gases produced would be reduced by nearly 1.3 billion pounds, according to life sciences researcher Nathan Danielson, president of BioCognito. |
| 25207 | 4/22/2008 2:43:16 PM | MIDWEST DROUGHT RISK DOUBLE THIS YEAR | The Midwest appears to be overdue for a major drought, according to Iowa State University climatologist Dr. Elwynn Taylor. |
| 25205 | 4/22/2008 11:46:58 AM | DES MOINES WINS NODS FOR CLEANEST DRINKING WATER IN THE NATION/REDUCED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THANKS TO AGRICULTURE | Earth Day 2008 brings improvements to Iowa’s air and water quality, according to new information released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Committee (ICCAC). |
| 25204 | 4/22/2008 9:13:04 AM | FARM BILL NEGOTIATORS HAVE ‘TIL FRIDAY | President Bush on Friday reluctantly signed a one-week extension of the existing farm bill, meaning farm policy negotiators have this week to try to hammer out additional details. |
| 25194 | 4/18/2008 10:06:02 AM | THE PRICE OF PROGRESS | I had to rush to the grocery store to pick up a few things for my daughter’s 11th birthday party, and I did what any busy Mom does when shopping for her family; convenience guided my choice. |
| 25192 | 4/17/2008 12:02:55 PM | A RADCLIFFE BUSINESS THAT REDUCES FUEL EMISSIONS AND COSTS WINS RENEW RURAL IOWA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH AWARD | Mirenco, Incorporated, based out of Radcliffe, has been reducing emissions and the fuel cost from diesel engines since 1997. |
| 25190 | 4/16/2008 9:59:33 AM | DRILLING FOR TRUTH IN THE FOOD VS. FUEL DEBATE | The impacts of high energy prices are obvious when we drive our cars or heat our homes. |