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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.