Category Archives: Farming

HCAN Health Care Rally at Iowa STate Fair

Posted on August 26, 2009 by bfiacarolinevernon

HCAN “Health Care Can't Wait” Rally at the Iowa State Fair By Caroline Vernon Last Friday on August 21st, Eastern Iowans from Progressive Action for the Common Good, the Quad Cities Federation of Labor, and NAMI of Scott County boarded … Continue reading →

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Mindfully Green in 2009 and Beyond

Posted on January 2, 2009 by bfiacarolinevernon

Happy New Year progressive family! I wanted to share with you all the details of the upcoming Inaugural Ball here in the Quad Cities at the Davenport River Center on January 20th… but that will have to be the subject … Continue reading →

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Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary DemocracyNow.org A courageous journalist and champion of media reform, Amy Goodman is not the least bit shy about reporting on stolen elections, military contractors or mysterious plane crashes.  Today's topic is slightly … Continue reading →

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders: ENOUGH!

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders:  ENOUGH! iowacci.orgMembers of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) are calling for House leaders Kevin McCarthy and Pat Murphy to remove Dolores Mertz as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee due to … Continue reading →

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New Report Exposes Subsidies to Factory Farms

Posted on December 9, 2008 by bfialindathieman

New Report Exposes Subsidies to Factory Farms Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, iowacci.orgFamily Farm Groups Demand Reform of Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramDes Moines, Iowa – A report released yesterday exposes how industrial hog and dairy operations are subsidized through the … Continue reading →

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Decision on ‘Organic’ Fish Sets Dangerous Precedent to Gut USDA Organic Program

Posted on November 25, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Decision on 'Organic' Fish Sets Dangerous Precedent to Gut USDA Organic Program Consumers UnionIn case you missed it, last week Consumers Union derided the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) decision to accept the recommendations for “organic” fish production that will … Continue reading →

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Pro-Factory Farm EPC Member Resigns

Posted on September 11, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Pro-Factory Farm EPC Member Resigns By ICCI Iowa CCI members urge Governor Culver to appoint replacement who will protect environment Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa – Ralph Klemme, an Environmental Protection Commissioner who consistently voted against protecting the … Continue reading →

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Study Uncovers Factory Farm Tax Breaks at Taxpayers’ Expense

Posted on April 30, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Study Uncovers Factory Farm Tax Breaks at Taxpayers' Expense By ICCI Iowans Agree: Factory Farms Should Pay   Members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) hail a recent report called “CAFOs Uncovered” by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), … Continue reading →

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Visit Iowa Farms Agritourism Conference Planned for March 15

Posted on February 25, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Visit Iowa Farms Agritourism Conference Planned for March 15 By ISU Extension Once upon a time, most Iowans had some connection to agriculture. Today, a very small percentage of Iowan’s population is involved in production agriculture. However, the lure of … Continue reading →

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Practical Farmers of Iowa Launches Next Generation Program

Posted on February 5, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Practical Farmers of Iowa Launches Next Generation Program By the IFU  Practical Farmers of Iowa is recruiting farmers for their Next Generation learning community. Margaret Smith and Tom German will lead a two-part training session on family goal setting and … Continue reading →

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