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DOE announces $29.5 M to national labs to advance critical mineral supply chain (opens the original)
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AMES â Researchers at the Ames National Laboratory are part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative, called Mine of the Future Initiative, aimed at boosting the nationâs supply chain for critical minerals which are currently held almost entirely by China. Audrey Robertson, assistant secretary of energy for the Office of Critical Mineral and Energy Innovation, announced Wednesday at the Ames National Laboratory the DOE was awarding $29.5 million toward Mine of the Future Initiative proje
Iowa farmers behind on harvest as wet September comes to close (opens the original)
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Rain over a corn field in late September 2026 near Minburn, Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) In typical years, according to crop progress and condition reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers have harvested about 10% of corn acres and 15% or more of soybean acres by the end of September. The latest USDA report, however, shows just 3% of soybean acres and 5% of corn acres have been harvested in Iowa. Farmers have had few days to get out in the field, as the stat
States, FTC secure settlement in suit against Corteva pesticide loyalty programs (opens the original)
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The Federal Trade Commission along with state attorneys general, including Iowaâs, have reached a settlement with the seed and pesticide manufacturer Corteva Inc. in a case about pesticide competition. The lawsuit alleged the company was operating a pesticide loyalty program that violated monopoly laws. In addition to the $35 million settlement, a news release from the FTC says, the agreement will lead to lower pesticide prices for farmers. The suit, which was filed in 2022, alleged that Cort
Minburn receives more than $2M to upgrade aging water infrastructure (opens the original)
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MINBURN â A small, Dallas County community is set to break ground on significant upgrades to its water infrastructure following a $2 million grant and $600,000 loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Joe Stuetelberg, the mayor of Minburn, said the cityâs current pipes were installed in the 1950s, have âconstantâ water main-line breaks and pressure flows that are so âinadequateâ that the volunteer fire department can hardly fight fires in the town and some residen
Federal agencies to collaborate to ‘strengthen’ review of glyphosate (opens the original)
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the human health risks of the widely used pesticide, glyphosate. The recently announced memorandum of understanding between the two departments comes as EPA is conducting a registration review for the pesticide component and as the U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with the manufacturer of Roundup, a glyphosate-based pesticide, in la
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