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Rail Giant BNSF Accused of Telling Arbitrator: 'Our Way or the Highway’ -- Fairwarning.org Report

A run-of-the-mill employment dispute could become a major embarrassment for railroad giant BNSF over an allegation that a senior executive threatened to blackball an arbitrator from the

By Rick Schmitt/FairWarning

/ 11 Sep 2015

Rail Giant BNSF Accused of Telling Arbitrator: 'Our Way or the Highway’ -- Fairwarning.org Report

News Quiz: How is Iowa Lottery Money Spent?

The Iowa Lottery hit its 30th anniversary this year. During its three-decade existence gamblers have spent $6 billion on the lottery, with $1.3 billion going to the general fund that supports Iowa’s state government. How else has that $6 billion been spent? Take the news quiz and find out.

By IowaWatch

/ 11 Sep 2015

News Quiz: How is Iowa Lottery Money Spent?

Ag Secretary Vilsack announces major USDA biofuel investment

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that his department will award nearly two dozen states with millions of dollars to build the gas pumps and other infrastructure needed to supply American drivers with more renewable fuel.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 10 Sep 2015

Ag Secretary Vilsack announces major USDA biofuel investment

The GMO public relations campaign and ‘mommy farmers’

The nonprofit food-watch group U.S. Right to Know has kick started a nationwide discussion on GMOs, public universities and corporate funding. The New York Times also recently reported on the relationship between corporate agriculture and academia.

By Robert Holly

/ 10 Sep 2015

The GMO public relations campaign and ‘mommy farmers’

Former U.S. rep recruits farmers for corn lawsuit

Nearly a year after China re-opened its doors to imported U.S. corn, one former U.S. representative is recruiting Illinois farmers into a mass-action lawsuit as plaintiffs.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 9 Sep 2015

Former U.S. rep recruits farmers for corn lawsuit

Prison Poet Predicts His End

"The sun-kissed walls/ Are things of awful might;/ I may but look beyond, above/ With eyes that fill with tears." The poet who wrote those words, James Gordon Stell, knew quite a bit about walls and could only dream about the world beyond them. He was known as the “Prison Poet.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa Stories

/ 5 Sep 2015

Looking to reassure investors, Syngenta buys back shares

Syngenta announced on Thursday that it would sell part of its business and buy back shares in order to comfort shareholders who may have felt disappointed after Monsanto’s months’ long takeover bid fell apart.

By Robert Holly

/ 4 Sep 2015

Looking to reassure investors, Syngenta buys back shares

News Quiz: Marijuana in the 50 States

Twenty-three states, plus the District of Columbia, have loosened rules surrounding medical marijuana and four have legalized recreational use. With statehouses, including that in Iowa, facing debates over legalization, the legal situation surrounding marijuana use is constantly changing. Have you b

By IowaWatch

/ 4 Sep 2015

Syngenta moves on from Monsanto bid with ‘blockbuster’ fungicide approval

Syngenta announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved what the Swiss chemical company calls a “blockbuster” fungus killer known as Solatenol. The announcement comes about a week after a mega deal that would have combined Syngenta with St. Louis-based Monsanto fell apar

By Robert Holly

/ 2 Sep 2015

Syngenta moves on from Monsanto bid with ‘blockbuster’ fungicide approval

Hidden Illnesses At Iowa Colleges: Your Portal to IowaWatch/Simpson College Journalism Project

Challenging for the students, but also to colleges and universities, hidden illnesses that students cope with getting college degrees drastically impact how they deal with their studies, an IowaWatch/Simpson College journalism report in late spring revealed. These stories, by Simpson College student

By Kate Hayden, Steffi Lee, Megan Quick and Ben Rodgers

/ 1 Sep 2015

Hidden Illnesses At Iowa Colleges: Your Portal to IowaWatch/Simpson College Journalism Project

Monsanto drops bid for Swiss rival Syngenta

Last week, Monsanto dropped a nearly $47 billion bid for its Swiss competitor Syngenta after months of pursuit and a recently upped offer. The merger would have combined Monsanto’s portfolio of seeds and genetically engineered traits with Syngenta’s portfolio in agricultural chemicals.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 31 Aug 2015

Monsanto drops bid for Swiss rival Syngenta

RFS displaced 1.9 billion barrels of foreign oil in 10 years, report finds

The federal renewable fuel policy has had a big impact on carbon emissions, according to an industry report. In its report released on Aug. 24, the Biotechnology Industry Organization estimated that the policy has reduced more than 580 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 10 years.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 31 Aug 2015

RFS displaced 1.9 billion barrels of foreign oil in 10 years, report finds

Rail Giant BNSF Accused of Telling Arbitrator: 'Our Way or the Highway’ -- Fairwarning.org Report

News Quiz: How is Iowa Lottery Money Spent?

Ag Secretary Vilsack announces major USDA biofuel investment

The GMO public relations campaign and ‘mommy farmers’

Former U.S. rep recruits farmers for corn lawsuit

Prison Poet Predicts His End

Looking to reassure investors, Syngenta buys back shares

News Quiz: Marijuana in the 50 States

Syngenta moves on from Monsanto bid with ‘blockbuster’ fungicide approval

Hidden Illnesses At Iowa Colleges: Your Portal to IowaWatch/Simpson College Journalism Project

Monsanto drops bid for Swiss rival Syngenta

RFS displaced 1.9 billion barrels of foreign oil in 10 years, report finds

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