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Court Fight over Dow Chemical Herbicide Widens to 15 States

A court fight over use of a new Dow Chemical herbicide on genetically engineered U.S. corn and soybean crops is growing to encompass 15 Midwestern states after the company recently won federal approval for more widespread application. Conservationists, food safety …

North Atlantic Hurricanes Can Have Big Impact in the Midwest

Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes. Or is it? With the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a University of Iowa researcher and his …

SIAA Signs 11 Midwest Agencies in June

The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced that among the 25 new member agencies that signed with the group during June, 11 are located in the Midwest. New SIAA members based in the Midwest are: Grand Slam Insurance Agency of …