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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2023
Page
1
State climatologist Justin Glisan notes a wide weather spectrum in 2023 with tornadoes and ice storms, floods and drought, heat waves affecting crops and livestock, and rising costs. Fast events like the derecho and slow events like floods illustrate climate change amplifying extremes.
Des Moines hosted the inaugural Iowa Farmers of Color conference organized by Todd Western III drawing nearly 100 attendees. Black farmers and other agriculture workers shared resources and connections to help minority producers succeed in Iowa. Western lives near Minneapolis and farms in New Sharon and Waterloo, inspired by the Harvest Ball in North Carolina.
The Army Corps of Engineers dredged sand to maintain the Mississippi River channel for barge traffic during a year of extreme water levels. Dredge Goetz and other equipment operated daily May through July to move sediment, as officials warned that shifting conditions and old disposal agreements complicate planning for commerce on the river.
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