Category Archives: Farming

Watta Kick In The Teeth

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Dave Bradley

12 minutes – Trump’s beef plan is a kick in the teeth for cattle ranchers in the US: Just as ranchers see beef prices climb due to various factors, including Trump’s unilateral tariff imposition, Trump turns around and kicks the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Charles Grassley, Farming | Tagged Argentina, beef, Iowa congressional delegation, Javier Milei, Paul Krugman, Republican agriculural policies, soybeans | Comments Off

Iowa Cancer Summit Sheds Light

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Dave Bradley

On Pesticides And Cancer Risks From Accountable Iowa The following came in our email Thursday concerning agricultural practices, pesticides and cancer: The Iowa Cancer Consortium is following through on one of the top priorities of their recently released Iowa Cancer … Continue reading →

Posted in Calls to Action, Farming, Iowa Legislature | Tagged cancer, epidemic of cancer in Iowa, farm chemicals, Pesticides | 1 Comment

An Evening About Agriculture With Dr. John Ikerd

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Fifty Years of Change for Farms and Rural Communities An Evening with Dr. John Ikerd Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. via Zoom REGISTER HERE Sponsored by Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN); Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming | Tagged agriculture, farming, JFAN | Comments Off

Meaty Issues In Late Stage Republicanism

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Another week and Republican state legislators stuck in my craw. Why do they hate plant-based food? In the end, all our food is based on plant life, including beef, hogs, and sheep which all eat plants. Ty Rushing of Iowa … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming | Tagged climate crisis, Deforestation, farming, GOP Culture wars, land use, livestock, meat industry | 1 Comment

Hinson Steps In It Big Time

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dave Bradley

It has seemed since day one both Ashley Hinson and Marriannette Miller-Meeks have both essentially been sleep walking through their respective terms in congress. Apparently both are relying on an Iowa press that seldom bothers to dig into questions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming | Tagged Ashley Hinson, EATS, farm bill, international corporations | 1 Comment

Some Things That Confused Me Last Week

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Dave Bradley

30 seconds Call me confused. Here we go again. Iowa is sending National Guard troops to the Texas borderline this summer. Is this a really good use of Iowa’s tax payer money and manpower? I guess it depends on what … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Immigration, Kim Reynolds | Tagged Art Cullen, Chik-fil-A, DEI, immigrants on Iowa farms, Iowa troops to the border | Comments Off

Update on Iowa CO2 Pipelines

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Paul Deaton

While driving to the Democratic office in North Liberty after a shift of door knocking, I passed a seemingly endless line of black tank cars waiting to be loaded with ethanol or corn syrup in Cedar Rapids. That Iowa’s vast … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Farming | Tagged carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, climate change, CO2 pipelines, environment, farming | 3 Comments

Killing The “Public” Entity

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dave Bradley

“Never let a good crisis go to waste” the old political saying goes. Lord knows we have a huge crisis in front of us. Had we had any kind of even substandard leadership, the US may have been able to … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Farming, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Obamacare, Social Security | Tagged medicaid, public education, public housing, USPS | Comments Off

Cattle Markets – What Side Are You On?

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Paul Deaton

It seems crazy that cattle producer margins are constantly being squeezed by meat packers as the herd goes to market during the pandemic. “Between April and May, producers saw their cattle prices plummet,” wrote Jessica Fu in The Counter. “Meanwhile … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 election campaign, Farming | Tagged #IA04, Cattle Markets, farming, JD Scholten | Comments Off

Bayer Settles On Roundup Lawsuits

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dave Bradley

With all the literally life threatening news that is coming out from Washington DC and our various state capitols this little item nearly slipped through unnoticed Late Wednesday night / early Thursday morning. From the Guardian: Bayer agrees to $10.9bn … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Farming | Tagged Bayer, farm chemicals, lawsuits, merger, Monsanto | 1 Comment