Iowa leads the nation in egg production, producing more than the second and third largest states combined. There were approximately 52.7 million layers in Iowa produced 13.9 billion eggs in 2007. This level of production consumes 50 million bushels of corn and 453,000 tons of soybean meal. In...

The egg production and processing industry has a significant impact on Iowa's economy. And if consumer demand for eggs continues to increase and Iowa continues its commitment to grow the industry, expansion of Iowa's egg industry will continue.

This project illustrates and documents how secondary data sets produced and/or maintained by public agencies can be used to better inform community decision making for a variety of alternative economic and community development projects.  This report describes the design goals, analytical...

Iowa leads the nation in egg production, producing more than the second and third largest states combined. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that approximately 52.9 million layers in Iowa produced 14.5 billion eggs in 2011. This level of production consumes 49.2 million...

The Waxman-Markey Bill (HR2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) reflects the goal of the Obama administration to address climate change issues. The global nature of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and the mitigation efforts imply a multi-lateral approach to the issue. This paper...