Category Archives: Farming

From The JD Scholten Campaign

Posted on December 29, 2019 by

(Ed. note: Sorry no quiz this week) Did you see our email last week about farm bankruptcies? Things are only getting worse. Ethanol plants are shutting down or going idle, families are forced to rent out their century farms, and … Continue reading →

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Climate Change About To Get Very Real

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Hopefully, folks are paying attention to news beyond the impeachment, even though impeachment seems to be all many news organizations seem to be concerned about. If there is one sector of the news that should be mandatory for people to … Continue reading →

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Some Questions For Ernst At Her Town Hall Meeting In Muscatine Saturday

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Also, Progress Iowa reports on reactions from Iowans on Ernst and Grassley voting to end pre-existing conditions coverage In case you missed it, Senator Ernst will be holding a town hall meeting in Muscatine Saturday at: 12:30 PM at the  … Continue reading →

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Coalition Of Farmers And Ranchers Support The Green New Deal

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

  This is another one of many things that our corporate media will either probably not carry or if it is carried will be done so as a story with little information around it.  This is also a story that … Continue reading →

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Nebraska Farmers Union Head Call For Action On Climate Change

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

While not Iowa specifically, Nebraska is in the neighborhood. What applies to them probably has application to Iowa. From thehill.com      “The Farmers Union has been a leader in the climate issue,” John Hansen told Hill.TV. “We want there … Continue reading →

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U.S. Farmers Suffer ‘Body Blow’ As China Slams Door On Farm Purchases

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

From Reuters, August 5th: “Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the more than year-old trade war. << snip >> … Continue reading →

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Soybean Farmers Now Really In The Crosshairs Of Trump’s Policies

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

From the time Donald Trump announced his unilateral imposition of tariffs on products coming from China through China’s imposition of strategically aimed retalliation it has in some ways resembled a couple of old men playing a bluffing game. Certainly many … Continue reading →

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For Farmers, Not Farm Bureau

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

We must give a nod of thanks to the Pulitzer committee for giving the 2017 award for editorial writing to Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times. Since then we try to make it a practice of checking in with Mr. … Continue reading →

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A Difficult And Strange Season Of Weather

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

By Carmen Black (Editor’s Note: Iowa Farmers deal with an existential reality that is the weather. Regardless of increasingly polarized discussions about climate change, weather affects real people in tangible ways. Carmen recently wrote this piece to members of her … Continue reading →

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Tim Gannon For Agriculture – An Easy Decision

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

Supporting Tim Gannon for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture is an easy decision. Iowa Democrats want and need a secretary of agriculture that understands the current farm economy and is willing and capable of moving the state toward sustainability in agriculture. … Continue reading →

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