WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: It's been 11 days since Mariannette Miller-Meeks let the Farm Bill expire. As she and House Republicans enter another week of chaos, dysfunction, and ineffectiveness amid their party infighting, Miller-Meeks hasn't said a word about the expired Farm Bill in weeks, nor has she done anything to pass another one. In fact, her biggest priority is promoting her annual tailgate and rubbing elbow  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- Grand View University issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: Grand View University has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Iowa Preachers Project. The program is being funded through Lilly Endowment's Compelling Preaching Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to foster and support preaching that inspires, encourages and guides people to come to know and love God and to live out their Christian faith more fully.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is strongly encouraging poultry producers and those with backyard birds to be especially vigilant about the signs and symptoms of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and to practice the highest levels of biosecurity around their birds. Recent cases of HPAI were confirmed in South Dakota and Minnesota this month and the dest  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: When Michael Castellano tells people there are billions of different variations of farmer decisions and environmental conditions that can affect how much nitrogen fertilizer is just enough for a plot of corn, he's occasionally chided for embellishing. Really? Billions? "They'll say, 'Mike we get that it's complex. You don't need to exaggerate.' But I'm not exaggerating. When you do the math, it's literally  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release: The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $2.69 million in funding for two rail infrastructure and related rail development projects under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program. The projects are expected to support the creation and retention of 129 jobs within three years of project completion. Targeted job creation projects ... Loan ... Grant New Horizons Switching Track and Addition  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- The Iowa Utilities Board issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today issued an order that addresses the remainder of the public evidentiary hearing dates regarding the petition for a hazardous liquid pipeline permit by Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC (Summit Carbon), for its proposed carbon capture pipeline. The public hearing will resume at 10 a.m. November 6, 2023, at the Cardiff Event Center in Fort Dodge. On August 22,   more