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One person dies in plane crash near Farm Progress Show

by Radio Iowa Contributor on September 2, 2010

in Agriculture,Fires/Accidents/Disasters

One person died today in a plane crash near the Farm Progress show in Boone County. Boone County Sheriff Ron Fehr says they received the report of the crash at 9:22 this morning.

The plane crashed in a field north of the farm progress show just after taking off from the Boone Airport. The plane was towing an advertising banner for a farm show vender. Sheriff Fehr says witnesses reported there was some sort of problem with the banner.

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Branstad says he’d seek “responsible” state regulation of farming

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/2/10 11:11 AM

Republican candidate Terry Branstad says if he’s reelected as the state’s governor, he’ll seek “responsible” state regulation of Iowa’s farmers. “How can we provide a supportive environment and one that respects our responsibility to protect the environment, but also respects the fact that we have people in the industry who need to be given correct [...]

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Thicke says state has authority to inspect feed at DeCoster operations

by O. Kay Henderson 09/2/10 9:54 AM

The Democratic candidate for state ag secretary says the Republican who is currently serving as Secretary of Agriculture has had the authority to inspect the feed that’s been cited as a likely cause of the salmonella contamination at two Iowa egg operations. Francis Thicke of Fairfield, the Democrat running for state ag secretary, says he’s been [...]

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400 dozen ears of Iowa sweet corn delivered to National Guard soldiers at Camp Shelby

by O. Kay Henderson 09/2/10 1:00 AM

Thousands of ears of sweet corn were delivered to the Army base in Mississippi where Iowa National Guard troops are training before heading off to duty in Afghanistan. Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo arranged to have 400 dozen ears of Iowa sweet corn delivered there yesterday so the Iowa soldiers could have one more taste [...]

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Economist says egg related industries will recover quickly from recall

by Matt Kelley 09/1/10 4:10 PM

An economist says the massive recall of eggs produced by two Iowa poultry plants will have a negative impact on other related industries in Iowa, but there will likely be a fast recovery. Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University, says the state’s economy overall is continuing to grow and strengthen as it pulls out [...]

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State tax receipts up 1.8 percent for July & August

by O. Kay Henderson 09/1/10 3:07 PM

State tax receipts for the month of August were up compared to the same month a year ago. Jeff Robinson of the Legislative Services Agency has crunched the numbers. “Generally, things have gotten better, but they aren’t still running as well as they normally do,” Robinson says. “So good news in the short run, but [...]

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Waterloo Tyson plant temporarily stops production over animal concerns

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/1/10 11:26 AM

Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing plant. Production in the slaughter area of Tyson Fresh Meats was temporarily halted Tuesday afternoon after a U.S.D.A. inspector raised some concerns about the way hogs were being handled at the plant. According to Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson, about 250 workers [...]

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