Iowa farmers rethink wind energy amid rising costs
In Creston Iowa farmer Joe Weisshaar converts wind into power with a turbine funded by a federal grant. He and others cut costs by wind power biodiesel and no-till farming while energy prices surge. Experts say more farmers consider efficiency to survive rising energy costs and environmental benefits.
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McGovern urges bigger McGovern-Dole food aid funding
Former Sen George McGovern pressed Congress to restore McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding to its original level. He noted the program aids about 3 million of 110 million hungry children in countries including Kenya Malawi Guatemala Cambodia and Pakistan and could reach 10 million with adequate money. He spoke during a USDA event marking the 30th anniversary of the Food Stamp Act with Acting Secretary Chuck Conner.
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