Des Moines Register: Business

AGRICULTURE: U.S. farmers show no sign of pulling back on their demand for drought-tolerant corn seed following last year's exceptionally dry season even if conditions are closer to normal in 2013, the president of DuPont Pioneer said in an interview.

Iowa ranked 10th highest in a national study looking at how government policies work to improve the economic security of workers, families and retirees. But the group warned that no state performed well.

XBOX ONE: Xbox is seeking to stay ahead of rivals in announcing that new content that can be downloaded for the popular "Call of Duty" game will launch first on Xbox One.

Baking has always been a passion for Creme Cupcake + Dessert owner Christina Moffatt. Before she owned a business, she made cupcakes for coworkers and received such a resounding response that the hobby became a side business.

Iowa farmers had planted 71 percent of the corn crop through the weekend, making a huge comeback that still left them behind schedule.

Claims adjusters are beginning to tabulate the rising damage from the tornadoes, heavy rains, lightning and hailstorms that have peppered the Midwest since Wednesday.

IOWA FARMING: Iowa farmers had planted 71 percent of the corn crop through the weekend, making a huge comeback that still left them behind schedule.

IOWA APES: Three southside Des Moines Hy-Vee stores have been donating produce and other items, even pizza, for about a year to feed the sanctuary's six bonobos. A couple of months ago, the sanctuary started picking up damaged cartons of milk, yogurt and other products from AE.

Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders/Iowa Healthcare Educators Joint Spring Conference

The evidence is obvious. Dropping a smartphone often results in a spider web of cracks across the once-pristine screen. Virtually everyone has had it happen to someone they know or themselves, and it's just not pleasant.