Agriculture policy spars in Gore Bush Iowa campaigning
Iowa voters hear little on farm policy as Gore and Bush tour the state before the November election. Both candidates touch ag topics sparingly with ethanol, safety nets, and farm loan ideas shaping their remarks. Analysts note farmers seek specifics, but candidates worry about losing votes by detailing policy.
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Gene Lucht
Iowa
Des Moines
Stephen Roberts
Republican National Committee
Congress
Roberts
al Gore
Tex
George W. Bush
Rob Tully
Democratic Party
Gore
Bush
St. Louis
Clear Lake
Chris Petersen
Gore Campaign Ag
Petersen
Texas
Cuba
Gaskill
ISU student wins research prize in Germany
Carol Fassbinder an ISU sophomore entomology student and Elgin native won one of five grand prizes in the Worldwide Young Researchers for the Environment contest in Hanover Germany. She earned for natural plant oil products to control the parasitic varroa mite harming honey bees.
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Joel Coats
ISU
Fassbinder
Louisiana
Carol Fassbinder
Iowa State
Biotech StarLink Corn Sparks Allergy Questions for Food Supply
The StarLink gene altered corn not approved for human consumption raises unknown allergy risks as regulators and scientists debate safety. The recall spread after detection in taco shells and a Texas mill trace highlighted gaps in food safety and biotech oversight.
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Associated Press
Ricki Hall
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Environmental Protection Agency
StarLink
Aventis Crop- Science
Research Triangle Park
N.C
Lester Crawford
Georgetown University
Center For Food and Nutrition Policy
Texas
Aventis
EPA
Home Safe expands home life care with nurse visits and aid
Home Safe offers whole life support focusing on acute care avoidance. Clients can get medical advice or a nurse to inspect homes for hazards and obtain help with bills or community services. No doctor’s order is required and early clients include Holly Gray whose mother benefited from consistent staff and in home support.
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Home Safe
Specht
Linn County hosts pest management videoconference and field day
The Linn County extension service hosts a Roadside Forest and Aquatic Pest Management Videoconference from 9 to 11 45 a m Wednesday at 3279 Seventh Ave Marion. A field day on new fertilizer and crop residue management runs 10 a m to noon Wednesday on the Darrell Rossburg Smith farm near Arlington in Fayette County with a stop at Bob Bassett riparian site after lunch. The 2000 Pierre Lecture in Soil Science by Rienk van der Ploeg of the University of Hannover on environmental impacts of land use changes since World War II is at 4 10 p m Thursday in Agronomy Hall room 2050 Iowa University Ames. A Greenhouse School by the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association runs 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m Saturday at the DMACC Conference Center Ankeny. Debi Smith at (515) 465 5992 for more information.
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Linn County
Seventh Ave
Marion
Darrell Rossburg- Smith
Arlington
Fayette County
Bassett
Pierre
Rienk van der Ploeg
University of Hannover
Germany
Agronomy Hall
Iowa University
Ames
Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Des Moines Area Community College Conference Center
Ankeny
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