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| April 2008 edition: In this edition of Iowa Minute, Laurie Groves takes a look at an Iowa company that specializes in gluten free/allergy free foods. "Nu-World Amaranth", of Dyersville uses an ancient grain to make their niche product and received help from the Iowa Farm Bureau's Renew Rural Iowa program. Click the link to find out more on this up-and-coming company. |
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March 2008 edition: Iowa Farm Bureau members have a unique opportunity to try a first-of-its-kind statewide wellness program aimed at keeping members healthy and lowering their health insurance costs. Find out more about the new "Health Coach" program in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves.
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| January 2008 edition: Many of us use various filters everyday at home, whether it be for the water that comes out of our tap or to keep the dust out of our furnace. And now new technologies, including biofilters, are being studied to help take the odor out of livestock production. Laurie Groves has more in this edition of Iowa Minute |
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| October 2007 edition: Iowa's deer population continues to grow, and as a result more damage is being caused to urban landscaping, farmers' crops, and car/deer accidents are on the rise. Laurie Groves has more on Iowa's deer problem in this edition of Iowa Minute.
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| September 2007 edition: With ethanol production at an all time high, corn prices are on the rise, and as a result there has been growing concern that ethanol is driving up the price of food. But according to some experts, there are many factors that are causing higher prices at the grocery store. Laurie Groves has more on why we shouldn't blame ethanol for our rising food budgets. |
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July 2007 edition: Iowa is a national leader in producing renewable energy like ethanol, biodiesel and wind energy. To promote this, the Iowa Farm Bureau commissioned the Teutuls of the television series, American Chopper, to build America's first custom built, E-85 chopper. Find out more in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves.
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| May 2007 edition: California native, Adam Pollock brought his light design company, Fire Farm, to Elkader, Iowa six years ago. Find out more about this unique business and how Farm Bureau's Renew Rural Iowa program has helped him improve his already successful venture. Iowa Minute's Laurie Groves has more. |
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| March 2007 edition: Did you know the average Iowan can use over 60 gallons of water each day for drinking, cooking and bathing? With all of these uses, clean water is important, find out how farmers and citizens in Iowa are working to keep our water clean in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves. |
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February 2007 edition: Corn and soybeans are best known for their use in renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, but researchers at the Iowa State University Center for Crops Utilization are finding new ways to use Iowa's main cash crops. Find out more in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves.
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| January 2007 edition: For decades wind power and windmills were used to pump water and grind grain, but today's high tech wind farms are generating electricity, and in some cases, income for Iowans. Find out more in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves. |
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| October 2006 edition: Did you know today's pork chop is 50% leaner than 10 years ago? The same great taste remains, but like the pork chop, pork production in Iowa has changed. Laurie Groves has more in this edition of Iowa Minute. |
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August 2006 edition: Whether you live in the city or on a farm, you live in an Iowa watershed. Watersheds are areas of land that drain to a common point, and play a key role in the quality of our water. Laurie Groves has more on a group of Northeast Iowa farmers who joined together to clean up their watershed in this edition of Iowa Minute.
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| June 2006 edition: Iowa leads the nation in the number of Farmers Markets, and now thanks to an Iowa Farm Bureau sponsored program, consumers and food assistance recipients can use their credit or EBT cards to purchase fresh produce. Laurie Groves has more in this edition of Iowa Minute |
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| April 2006 edition: With record production and sales, Iowa's ethanol industry is booming, but did you know that cows are helping the industry fuel Iowa's future? Laurie Groves has more in this edition of Iowa Minute. |
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| February 2006 edition: A movement is underway for use of a stronger blend of ethanol gasoline...E85. Find out the benefits of 85% ethanol and if your vehicle can use it in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves. |
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| January 2006 edition: What can a renewable fuel like Ethanol do for you, and Iowa? Find out more in this edition of Iowa Minute with Laurie Groves. |
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