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New research from the University of Illinois shows producing ethanol from grasses rather than corn could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. without affecting food production.
President Barack Obama's recent executive orders on gun access and control reignited debates over how to rein in gun violence. There's a perception that gun violence in Iowa is worse than ever. The number of shootings in Iowa’s major cities is increasing, but law enforcement says it’s due to a small
Two of the United States’ most storied corporations – DuPont and Dow Chemical – want to merge in the second half of 2016 in a deal worth an estimated $120 billion.
Unless you are an ostrich or a U.S. republican lawmaker, you likely are on board with the concept that Earth’s climate is changing on a worldwide scale. The implications for agriculture are not to be ignored.
2015 was an important year for agricultural stories, from the slump in the U.S. farm economy because of plunging commodity prices to the outbreak of avian influenza and Congress repealing mandatory country-of-origin labeling on meat products.
We’ve covered many stories in the old year 2015, and we’ll discuss some of them along with a view toward the new year 2016...a look back, a look ahead.
Problems college students face drew the most attention of all the 2015 IowaWatch stories that were written. But useful IowaWatch stories from previous years also were among those read most in 2015.
Davenport native Mary Jane Walsh was 18 years old in 1934 and knew what she wanted. She was born to perform, and she wasn't content to finish college as her family wanted her to do.
