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A combined $500,000 in grants was given to 35 Siouxland organizations on Thursday, when annual awards from the Missouri River Historical Development organization were announced.
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Courtesy Brad Herrick/University Wisconsin-MadisonAn invasive worm is destroying forest floors and gardens across the country. Once jumping worms get into the soil, they're nearly impossible to get rid of — so experts say curbing their spread is the best tool against them. -
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Nick Rohlman/The Cedar Rapids GazetteThe House passed a bill to allow the year-round sale of E15 – a priority in farm states – following infighting among Republicans. -
Claire Benjamin/University of IllinoisThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they've both been housed for decades.
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