Iowa farmer cooperatives seek investors for ethanol and eggs
Des Moines AP reports about farmer cooperatives including Golden Oval Eggs and Midwest investors expanding value added ventures. With about 30 farmer owned co ops in Iowa since 1996 changes, investors are sought for a $10 million Thompson plant expansion and other projects as competition delays arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Larry Kallem
Iowa Institute For Cooperatives
Ames
Etha
Nol Ventures
Iowa
Kallem
Co-Op
Brad Petersburg
Thompson
Golden Oval
Midwest Investors Inc
Minnesota
Renville
Minn
Inovatech
Petersburg
Midwest Grain Processors
Lakota
Crestland Cooperative
Ron Dunphy
Creston
Crestland
Canada
Abbotsford
British Columbia
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa Premium Pork Co
Gene Gourley
Iowa Premium Park
Turner seeks state approval to release swift foxes on SD ranch
Ted Turner seeks permission from the South Dakota Animal Industry Board to release 180 swift foxes on his 138000 acre ranch in Stanley and Jones counties. The可能 plan involves trapping foxes in Wyoming and relocating them to South Dakota to aid recovery of a threatened species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S.D
Ted Turner
South Dakota
Turner Endangered Species Fund
Animal Industry Board
Turner
Stanley
Jones
Turner Group
Wyoming
Mike Phillips
Turner Fund
Canada
Texas
Montana
Minnesota
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Steve Willard
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association
Phillips
North America
Community groups plan rally and farm workshops across Iowa
News notes outline a January rally at the Des Moines State Capitol to support family farms as the 2002 legislative session opens. Grinnell and Perry host two beef carcass grid marketing workshops with $10 registrations and deadlines. A statewide leadership program begins January 28 in Central City for rural leaders with a $50 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Citizens For Community Improvement
State Capitol
Grinnell
Poweshiek County Fairgrounds
Poweshiek County
Central City
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa Farm Bureau
Buchanan
Cedar
Delaware
Jones and Linn Counties
Horseshoe Falls Lodge
Pinicon Ridge Park
TMDLs Help Iowa Farmers Protect Water Quality
Iowa farmers are urged to adopt sediment based TMDLs to limit pollutants in water bodies. Ehm explains TMDLs set maximum pollutant loads and guide watershed allocations, potentially shifting to sod crops, altered tillage, and BMPs. Al-Kaisi notes EPA and DNR joint efforts to apply TMDLs to agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahdi Al-Kaisi
Iowa State University Department of Agronomy
Ehm
Al-Kaisi
EPA
Iowa
DNR
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Inovatech Inc
Fox
Turner Ranch
Foxes
Perry Library
Willis Ave
Perry
Dallas County Extension Office
Carl Neifert
County Farm Bureau
Jeff Zacharakis-Jutz
Linn County
Gazette
Brian Tietz
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Iowa City
Johnson County
Megan Smith
Williamsburg
State
Environmental Protection Agency
Eastern Iowa
Dubuque
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