DECORAH, Iowa, March 7 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * 10th annual Giving Day raises over $1.2 million, creates lasting impact to students # Luther College raised more than $1,206,800 during the college's tenth annual Giving Day on Thursday, March 6. The money raised will support and enhance the Luther experience at the college through the Luther Fund, Luther's unrestricted current fund that supports all students, faculty, staff and community endeavors on campus. "For   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 8 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * 16 Ag and Oil States Attorneys General Push for Year-Round E15 in Upcoming Congressional Funding Package IRFA Applauds Multi-State Attorneys General Letter, Led by Iowa's Brenna Bird WEST DES MOINES, IA - Late yesterday, a coalition of Attorneys General representing 16 agriculture and oil producing states joined together to push for year-round E15 in the upcoming Congre  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 8 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 7, 2025:: * * * Elite Octane Celebrates One Billion Gallon Milestone WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) producer member Elite Octane, an ethanol plant near Atlantic, celebrated producing its 1 billionth gallon. Since the plant began operating on July 1, 2018, it has processed over 300 million bushels of corn from area farmers. "Congratulations to Elite  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 3 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Iowa Standard: * * * Lives Are on the Line. Iowa Should Take Action. By Brian Norman Imagine hearing that your 6-year-old child has a rare, debilitating disease that will likely take her life. You learn about an innovative new treatment that could help your child by tailoring a gene therapy to her DNA, but there's a problem: the U.S. government won't allow it. For thousands of Iowans su  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Growth Energy Applauds State AG Letter on E15 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, welcomed a new letter from 16 state attorneys general calling on Congress to pass legislation allowing the year-round sale of E15, a higher ethanol-blended fuel that costs less than ordinary fuel and supports eco  more