http://www.iowaagconnection.com Your Daily Source for Iowa Ag & Farm News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=225 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=225 The Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) is suspending the USDOT number requirement for intrastate, private motor carriers operating in Iowa that was announced Feb. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 7:29:13 CST http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=226 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=226 Governor Chet Culver Tuesday signed into law House File 2280, which allows the state of Iowa to make sure animals raised as pets are treated humanely at breeding facilities. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 7:29:13 CST http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=227 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=227 Evan Rethmeier of Laurel, Iowa, has been named the Iowa state winner of the 2010 GROWMARK essay contest for FFA members. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 7:29:13 CST http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=228 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=228 As a result of a settlement filed Monday by EPA Region 7, the Pella Corporation has agreed to conduct an investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste releases into soil and groundwater from its door and window manufacturing facility in Pella, Iowa. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 7:29:13 CST http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=229 http://www.iowaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=229 As the recession eases, 2010 offers opportunities for growth in the agricultural industry. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 7:29:13 CST