Drought relief urged by Rep Tauke at Marion Farm Policy meeting
Rep. Tom Tauke urged swift drought aid for Iowa farmers at a Farm Policy Council gathering near Marion. He warned Reagan projections delay relief until Oct 1 while council members discussed targeting aid, forage versus grain, and safeguarding funds. Biotech topics and farm practices also surfaced during the session with ISU experts Reitz and Beitz addressing safeguards.
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Lyng drought tour to visit area farm
U S Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lyng will visit the Kenneth Beatty farm near Norway Iowa as part of a 10 state drought fact finding tour. Beatty describes near total losses on some fields and notes spotty rainfall and heat hurting hog production and corn yields. He cites low precip and uneven rains across the state as ongoing drought effects.
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Commission sides with Wapello on relaxed sewer standards
Environmental Protection Commission ruled the Wapello wastewater plant qualifies for relaxed standards, reversing a hearing officer's finding. The decision means less upgrading than previously ordered and nullifies a $500 penalty, based on interpretation of "consistently complying" with limits.
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