Wild Side column: A trip to Lake of the Woods with cold days and warm friends
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Wild Side column: A trip to Lake of the Woods with cold days and warm friends
The ethanol industry has been a stabilizing force for corn prices in recent years, and boosting ethanol demand might help counteract diminished farm income.
A tenth revision of the 2015 Cedar Rapids Flood Control System master plan was approved last week by the city council. The plan’s intent is to mitigate flooding so an event like the catastrophic 2008 Cedar River flood doesn’t happen again.
Act allows flood control studies and projects along the river, including in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture anticipates egg prices will increase an additional 20 percent this year.
The city’s water complies with federal requirements, but test data for the past five years show concentrations that are higher than what is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Clean water advocates in northeast Iowa plan to challenge a water permit for a large cattle feedlot in state court, as part of their continuing efforts to protect a prized trout stream.
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The alert comes after nine OHV/ATVs broke through ice on Iowa lakes last weekend.
A House subcommittee last week advanced a resolution to add hunting and fishing rights to the Iowa Constitution. The constitution would establish a right to hunt, fish, trap and otherwise harvest wildlife, "subject to reasonable laws."
The 100th anniversary of pheasant hunting in Iowa will be celebrated next month. The event will feature a keynote address from author, ourdoorsman and chef Hank Shaw, who will speak about pheasant hunting traditions in Iowa and habitat conservation.
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