Corn Snow Fences: Iowa DOT Expands Natural Barriers
The Iowa Department of Transportation promotes corn and natural barriers to reduce blowing snow on highways. Last year the program paid farmers 225000 dollars to keep corn standing and plant grasses and shrubs, increasing 12 miles of corn snow fences along state roads. Officials say the barriers improve visibility for motorists and speed recovery of road conditions.
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Craig Bargfrede
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Dot
Iowa
DOT
Tim Zeimer
Johnson County
Jin Slosiarek
the Gazette
Highway 6
White Oak Avenue SE
Iowa City
Barn owls rebound in Iowa with 38 nests found
Iowa's barn owls show a comeback with 38 nests across 26 counties this year, up from a single nest in 1980. The DNR notes cold winters and loss of grasslands strain food supplies, while a captive breeding program released 500 birds. only 12 survived to date.
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Iowa
Bruce Ehresman
Congress tax cuts favor middle class but time limits loom
Congress plans to overhaul federal tax laws with rate cuts for individuals and families. House and Senate proposals push tax relief now but mid class savings end in 2023 under the House and 2026 under the Senate, while corporate cuts endure.
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Des Moines
Congress
White House
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Donald Trump
Nonpartisan Joint Committee On Taxation
First-time urban farmers leave desk jobs for farming
Washington Post reports a growing wave of educated ex urban workers like Liz Whitehurst who left Washington for a 3 acre Maryland farm to meet rising demand for local produce. The article notes better hours and benefits in nonprofit work earlier and positions Whitehurst among new first-time farmers shaping the local food system.
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Liz Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Upper Marlboro
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Barn Owls
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Tony Moline
Dubuque
DNR
Erin Murphy
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Washington Post
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