Category Archives: Farming

The 2012 Farm Bill Forum

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Trish Nelson

The 2012 Farm Bill Forum Conserving the Land, Water, People and Communities: Iowa Environmental CouncilIf you have not already registered, it's not too late! We hope you will be able to join us on Wednesday, June 22, from 9:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Trade Mission to China and South Korea

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Paul Deaton

For fifteen minutes on Thursday, the Iowa delegation led by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Iowa Department of Economic Development Director Debi Durham and others spoke and answered reporter questions on a conference call about their … Continue reading →

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Food Hoarding and Iowa's Future

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Food Hoarding and Iowa's Future by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is the third article in a Blog for Iowa series about food and food pricing in Iowa, centered around a comparison shopping trip to buy ingredients for a bowl … Continue reading →

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An Iowan on Biodiversity and Seed Banks

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Paul Deaton

An Iowan on Biodiversity and Seed Banks by Paul Deaton Ari LeVaux asserted on AlterNet last week, “How Seed Banks, Vaults and Exchanges are Saving Our Food from Disaster.” It is hard to argue with preserving seeds to maintain crop … Continue reading →

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Ideology and Iowa Food Prices

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Ideology and Iowa Food Prices by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is the second article in a Blog for Iowa series about food and food pricing in Iowa, centered around a comparison shopping trip to buy ingredients for a bowl … Continue reading →

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Progressives and Iowa Food Prices

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Progressives and Iowa Food Prices by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is first in a series of articles about food and food pricing].Why would a lime would cost $0.69 in one store and $0.44 in another five miles away, a … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Denise O'Brien in Afghanistan

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Denise O'Brien in Afghanistan It has been a couple of months since Denise O'Brien reported that she had taken a position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to serve in Afghanistan as an agricultural adviser. From Atlantic, Iowa, she … Continue reading →

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Iowa and a Spring Wedding

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa and a Spring Wedding by Paul DeatonWould give almost anything for a few dry days and a chance to enjoy Spring's warmth. There are a lot of reasons. Row crop farmers are way behind last year's planting, with corn … Continue reading →

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USDA to Enable GMO Approval

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Paul Deaton

USDA to Enable GMO Approval [Editor's Note: This article appeared in Capitol Press on April 14, 2011]. USDA Plans to Outsource Biotech Studies by Mateusz PerkowskiThe USDA plans to experiment with a new way of evaluating biotech crops for potential … Continue reading →

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Cornucopia Institute Challenging Approval of GE Alfalfa

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Cornucopia Institute Challenging Approval of GE Alfalfa [Editor's Note: This article is reprinted from the April 2011 Cornucopia Institute Newsletter] On January 27, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the complete deregulation of Monsanto's controversial genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready Alfalfa. … Continue reading →

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