Category Archives: Farming

Take the Bus to the US Social Forum Jun 27th

Take the Bus to the US Social Forum June 27thMark Your Calendars for the Progressive Event of the Year! By Caroline Vernon PACG is working on securing a bus (or two) to take a large Iowa contingent to Atlanta, Georgia … Continue reading

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Establishing Our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Mark the Date!

Establishing our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Mark the Date! By Caroline Vernon On Saturday, June 9th, progressive leaders, activists and legislators from across the state will converge on Iowa City for our first 2007 Democracy for Iowa Organizing Summit.  We … Continue reading

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Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE Monday, March 26th!

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE – Monday, March 26th! From Progressive Action for the Common Good http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org   As many of you may know, PACG has put out many calls to action on VOICE – Voter Owned Iowa Clean … Continue reading

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CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY!

CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY! From Molly Regan mjregan@ mchsi.com (excerpts from Lynn Heuss – I'm for Iowa)   Despite overwhelming support from citizens and community leaders, HF 873, a bill regulating CAFOs, has … Continue reading

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Iowans Need To Support Local Control of Hog Lots

Iowans Need To Support Local Control of Hog Lots Fellow Iowans,IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FACTORY FARMS IN IOWA,YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY!A newly proposed bill, House File 873, presents COMMONSENSE LEGISLATION that would require large-scale confinements in your county … Continue reading

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FARM BILL LISTENING SESSIONS

FARM BILL LISTENING SESSIONS By Tom Harkin   Sponsored By   U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN Chairman, Senate Agriculture Committee   Saturday, March 24, 2007   9:30 a.m. – North Scott High School Cafeteria 200 South First Street Eldridge, Iowa   … Continue reading

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Action Needed on Confinements and Local Control

Action Needed on Confinements and Local Control By Dave MurphyFellow Iowans,Your help is needed to support several very important bills coming out of the Senate Ag Committee that address the issue of large-scale animal confinements and attempt to find a … Continue reading

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Action Needed on Iowa Senate Ag. Bill

Action Needed on Iowa Senate Ag. Bill By the IFU Urgent action is needed to influence members of the Senate Ag Committee to get three bills out of committee and onto the Senate floor where they can be debated and … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Local Food Systems: A Place to Grow Report Shows Iowa Can Benefit if Iowans Buy Locally

Iowa’s Local Food Systems: A Place to Grow Report Shows Iowa Can Benefit if Iowans Buy Locally by the Iowa Policy ProjectIowans can boost their economy by producing more food to sell locally, a new report shows.“Iowa’s leaders need to … Continue reading

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Center for Rural Affairs Schedules Meetings on Farm Bill

Center for Rural Affairs Schedules Meetings on Farm Bill Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs The 2007 farm bill debate has begun and the Center for Rural Affairs has scheduled a series of meetings to discuss ways that, together, we … Continue reading

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