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Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, has made its initial filing with the Iowa Utilities Board regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline across Iowa in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001. The Iowa Utilities Board invites all concerned to attend the informational meeting. Anyone seeking to file objections and letters of support in this … Continue reading Iowa Utilities Board Informational Meeting: Proposed Bakken Pipeline →

Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, has made its initial filing with the Iowa Utilities Board regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline across Iowa in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001. The Iowa Utilities Board invites all concerned to attend the informational meeting. Anyone seeking to file objections and letters of support in this … Continue reading Iowa Utilities Board Informational Meeting: Proposed Bakken Pipeline →

Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, has made its initial filing with the Iowa Utilities Board regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline across Iowa in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001. The Iowa Utilities Board invites all concerned to attend the informational meeting. Anyone seeking to file objections and letters of support in this … Continue reading Iowa Utilities Board Informational Meeting: Proposed Bakken Pipeline →

Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, has made its initial filing with the Iowa Utilities Board regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline across Iowa in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001. The Iowa Utilities Board invites all concerned to attend the informational meeting. Anyone seeking to file objections and letters of support in this … Continue reading Iowa Utilities Board Informational Meeting: Proposed Bakken Pipeline →

The 2015 Annual Conference will foster discussion on longer crop rotations, cover crops, pollinator habitat, weather resiliency, soil preservation, perennial crops, diverse crop mixes and irrigation. We will also explore how to tackle low profit margins and volatile market prices, and how to chart a profitable future. Learn from discussions between beginning farmers navigating future … Continue reading Practical Farmers of Iowa 2015 Annual Conference: Mapping Our Future →

The 14th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The theme for this year's conference is "Practical Tools and Innovative Strategies for Creating Great Communities". Visit http://www.newpartners.org/ for the latest details and to register for the conference.

Save the date for the 2015 Environmental Lobby Day! Additional details will be available on the Iowa Environmental Council's website - be sure to check www.iaenvironment.org for updates, and plan to join like-minded Iowans on February 17th at the Capitol!

Iowa Cover Crops Conference highlights include: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will share his personal use of cover crops in his own farm operation. Nearly a dozen farmers will speak about their experiences using cover crops. Individuals studying and using cover crops in seven Midwestern states will share their latest results from controlled and on‐farm … Continue reading Iowa Cover Crops Conference →

The theme for the 9th annual Iowa Water Conference is Currents and Currencies: Trends and Motivators for Better Water Management. The conference will be held March 2 and 3, 2015 at the Scheman Building in Ames, Iowa.  For additional information and to register visit http://www.aep.iastate.edu/iwc/.