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Pro Athletes Buying Iowa Farmland
Pro Athletes Buying Iowa Farmland
Pro Athletes Buying Iowa Farmland
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and longtime NBA player Blake Griffin are among some of the big-name athletes who are investing in Iowa farmland.  They’ve joined up with more than 20 other pro athletes from the NFL, NHL, the NBA, and Major League Baseball to form an investment fund of about $5 million, which was used to buy farmland in Iowa.   ...
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Senators Chuck Grassley and Sherrod Brown introduced legislation this week to prevent foreign individuals from obtaining credit and financial services through the Farm Credit System.  The Iowa Republican and Ohio Democrat content that currently, certain foreign individuals and entities are eligible to receive credit through this government-sponsored enterprise.   ...
Legislation to Protect and Expand Broadband Access
Legislation to Protect and Expand Broadband Access
Legislation to Protect and Expand Broadband Access
Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced bipartisan legislation last week to protect and expand access to high-speed internet in rural communities and encourage rural broadband investment. The Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act would provide regulatory relief to rural telecommunications service providers by allowing them to submi
Ernst: Inflation Hitting All Corners Of Ag
Ernst: Inflation Hitting All Corners Of Ag
Ernst: Inflation Hitting All Corners Of Ag
Inflation is "front and center" for agriculture and other sectors as D.C. lawmakers prepare for the November midterm elections.  Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said farm families, regardless of commodity, are feeling the pinch. “We are in a recession, and a lot of these families that normally are exhilarated by the thought of spending a week-and-a-half away from home with their livestock, with
Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Push for Avian Influenza Outbreak Funding
Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Push for Avian Influenza Outbreak Funding
Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Push for Avian Influenza Outbreak Funding
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar led an effort this week for more funding to help address the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. The Senators told the Senate Appropriations Committee leaders, “Although the virus poses minimal risk to human health, it has serious implications for U.S. po ...
Chevron Acquiring Renewable Energy Group
Chevron Acquiring Renewable Energy Group
Chevron Acquiring Renewable Energy Group
Chevron Corporation and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced Monday a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of Renewable Energy Group. The all-cash transaction is valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share ...

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