Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Are Some County Supervisors Representing Summit Over Iowans?

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Robert Leonard interviewed three Iowans who have been speaking up about the Summit CO2 pipeline on track to be built across Iowa.  Their personal accounts reveal shocking information as they describe their efforts to have meaningful conversations with their county … Continue reading →

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Watch JFAN Annual Meeting Leaving CAFOs Behind

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors (JFAN) : Two different farming families share what it took to transform their CAFOs into two, completely different independent, sustainable farming operations. Tim, Deleana and Curt Roseland, owners of the Roseland Family Farm discussed … Continue reading →

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How To Fight A Factory Farm

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Iowa is teeming with CAFOS  (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation), and big ag has big plans for more and more.  Click on the link to listen to the podcast How to Fight A Factory Farm, Episode 1: Raising a Stink. CCI … Continue reading →

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Democrat Ryan Melton Talks “Greedflation” On Iowa Press

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Good on Iowa Press for letting it be known at the start of last weekend’s episode that republican Randy Feenstra declined their invitation to be on the program with his opponent democrat Ryan Melton. Instead they spent the entire time … Continue reading →

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Liz Cheney Campaigns For Kamala Harris In Wisconsin

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“As a conservative, as a patriot, as a mother, as someone who reveres our constitution, I am honored to join her in this urgent cause.”  – Liz Cheney

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Will Iowa Voters Protest Six-Week Abortion Ban?

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Iowans for Health Liberty is “a coalition of Iowans who support the rights of patients to choose the care that is best for them.”  They are endorsing candidates for the Iowa legislature.  Check out this list before you vote.  Follow … Continue reading →

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Miller-Meeks Let Farm Bill Expire

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Miller-Meeks Lets Farm Bill Expire (Again) To Focus on Her Campaign The Farm Bill is expiring today (Sept. 30) after Mariannette Miller-Meeks left Washington for the next month to prioritize her campaign. Miller-Meeks should have passed a … Continue reading →

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Ann Selzer on Iowa Press

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Trish Nelson

In this episode of Iowa Press, Ann Selzer talks about the latest Iowa poll and the “spectacular changes” in the way the electorate is thinking. Erin Murphy can’t believe the numbers and begs Selzer to say it isn’t so. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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Important Information For Iowa Voters

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Early voting in Iowa starts October 16. It is recommended to make a plan to vote.

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New Report: Iowa Produces The Most Factory Farm Waste In The Country

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Trish Nelson

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 24, 2024 Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new report from Food and Water Watch about concentrated livestock operations in the U.S. That’s 25 … Continue reading →

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