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ARLINGTON — For generations, the Recker family has farmed the Fayette County countryside near Arlington. Most recently, Tim Recker is among the local ag leaders in implementing conservation practices across

Also, Lanon Baccam nabs top endorsements in 3rd District race, and Ron DeSantis annonuces new Iowa endorsements.

The rationale for corn-ethanol production evolved following the oil-shocks of the 1970s when politicians were looking for answers to OPEC's stranglehold on oil prices, and fears of the end of fossil fuel supplies.Ethanol was one pathway that took on a life of its own as Iowa emerged as the first stop for all Presidential campaigns.…

By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch Income for Iowa farmers might decline $1.1 billion per year if the state’s ethanol plants are unable to capture and sequester their carbon dioxide with the help of proposed pipelines to transport it, according to a study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. The study — by Decision Innovation Solutions of Urbandale — predicts that three-quarters of ethanol production in Iowa would leave …

Some farmers might get 75 cents less per bushel for their corn if ethanol production shifts to other states.

The CIO of the $3.8 billion fund has to make sure that staffers are comfortable with only doing a few investments every few years.

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So, SPACs Are Dead Meat? Not a Chance The craze for the blank check outfits might have dwindled, due to the SEC, but they’re still a good investing choice, our symposium panelists say. SPACs have gotten spanked lately, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warning about them and the once-energetic crowd of new ones shrinking. But the slowing of the craze over special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is a good thing because it allows investors to better evaluate them, culling ...

April 8, 2021 Pandemic Exacerbating US Wealth Disparity Mansco Perry, Carlos Rangel, and Tim Recker comment on the widening of the wealth gap creating both risks and opportunities for asset owners. An already wide gap in wealth disparity among Americans was only magnified and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a panel discussion at The panel, which was moderated by Chief Investment Officer managing editor Christine Giordano, included Carlos Rangel, CIO of W.K. Kellogg Foundati...

March 11, 2021 CIOs to Speak on Survival of the Fittest, the K-Shaped Recovery, Private Equity, and Private Credit March 16 and 17  Register now to attend four not-to-miss panels. The COVID-19 remote environment doesn’t mean you have to stop networking and learning from your peers. In fact, now you can invite your entire investment office to tune into panels where CIOs will be sharing their wisdom on everything from the survival of pension plans to the effects of wealth disparity, private eq...