What in the world is happening to these giant retail spaces that lay vacant? Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Fantasy Football Loser Serves Full Day at Jason Aldean’s Bar
“Rules: A beer — removes 30 minutes. A shot of rumple — removes an hour. No leaving the bar for any reason.” Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Midwest Meat Summit kicks off in Des Moines
The inaugural Midwest Meat Summit is underway in Des Moines. Margaret Chamas with Practical Farmers of Iowa says the event is all about making connections across the entire value chain. “People producing the live animals on the ground, all the way through the people selling it to or serving it to people who are eating…… Continue Reading
Here’s Why Fans Think Dierks Bentley Is Competing on ‘Survivor’
‘Survivor’ might soon have a new kind of contestant competing this season: A-list country star Dierks Bentley. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Jessie James Decker Details Her Escape From Los Angeles Wildfires
Jessie James Decker says she narrowly escaped the wildfires that are still raging in the Los Angeles area. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Grassley critical of EPA over used cooking oil imports
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing the EPA for how it verifies the integrity of used cooking oil imports. The Iowa Republican says the agency recently revealed it relies on foreign records to prove the product meets Renewable Fuel Standard requirements. “However, EPA can independently or definitively determine the authenticity of the product. The EPA…… Continue Reading
Missouri invests in biofuels
A loan officer with the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) says the state is investing $3.4 million into the biofuels industry. Jacob Stoehr says it’s aimed at projects that increase the distribution and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. “We have several different fuel retailing stations that are going to…… Continue Reading
Once-Popular Arts and Crafts Store to Close Several Locations
The chain exited bankruptcy last year, but it looks like some stores might close. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Agriculture is a continued bright spot for Missouri
Missouri’s Director of Agriculture says rural communities have benefited from the significant growth in the state’s agriculture business sector. Chris Chinn says she expects that to continue under Governor-elect Mike Kehoe’s administration. “But I think we’re also going to be going at a faster pace,” she says. “Governor-elect Kehoe is a businessman, so he wants…… Continue Reading
U.S. east coast, gulf port strike averted
A U.S. Meat Export Federation official says Wednesday’s tentative agreement on a new longshoreman’s contract is tremendous news for all of agriculture. Joe Schuele tells Brownfield the unions representing the dock workers agreed on a wage increase in October and worked out their other contract issues during negotiations Tuesday. “That was the first time they…… Continue Reading
