Category Archives: Farming

MORE HOGS, HOGS, HOGS

Posted on October 2, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

HOG CONFINEMENT PUBLIC DISCUSSION IN REYNOLDS, ILLINOIS Monday, September 26th, 2005 saw more than 150 people gather at 6:30pm in the Reynolds, IL American Legion hall to gather information about HOG CONFINEMENTS. For those unfamiliar, a CONENTRATED ANIMAL CONFINEMENT OPERATION … Continue reading →

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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU

Posted on September 25, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

“WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU” This is the title of a flyer being distributed by a group of people who live close to Reynolds, Illinois.  Seems there is someone who wants to build a HOG CONFINEMENT near their … Continue reading →

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Rural Communities Hit Hardest By Hunger

Posted on September 23, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Rural Communities Hit Hardest By Hunger The 2005 Annual Report of the charity Bread for the World shows something that we might consider to be surprising:  90% of the poorest counties in America are rural and 20% of rural children … Continue reading →

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Smithfield, Iowa Settle Packer Ban Lawsuit

Posted on September 20, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Smithfield, Iowa Settle Packer Ban Lawsuit In a bit of “end of the week” news last week, Smithfield announced a settlement with the State of Iowa that would lift the ban on Smithfield owning hogs to contract to growers. Smithfield … Continue reading →

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Iowa Hog Confinements Built at Record Pace

Posted on September 20, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Hog Confinements Built at Record Pace by Perry Beeman, Des Moines Register.com The number of large sites continues to grow, despite their neighbors' concerns Iowa this year set a record for new large-scale livestock confinements, as neighbors and critics … Continue reading →

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Add These to Your List: Progressive Blogs and E-groups of Note

Posted on September 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Add These to Your List: Progressive Blogs & E-groups of Note Iowa's Drew Miller Blog Check out the award-winning Drew Miller Blog, if you haven't already.  Drew covers news and topics related to the Iowa scene and spices up his … Continue reading →

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Congress About To Slash Food Stamps in Favor of Corporate Farming Subsidies

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Congress About To Slash Food Stamps in Favor of Corporate Farming Subsidies by Mike Owen At the Farm Bill hearing in Des Moines last week with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, at least four speakers in the first 55 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Weak Meat Inspection Program

Posted on August 18, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Weak Meat Inspection Program Public Citizen Evidence of Weak Meat Inspection Program Found in Nearly a Thousand Violations of Mad Cow Rules at Slaughter Plants Aug. 18, 2005 Noncompliance Records Show Plants Failed to Follow Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. – In … Continue reading →

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Latham Betrays Iowa, Spreads Misinformation re Ethanol

Posted on August 16, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Latham Betrays Iowa, Spreads Misinformation re Ethanol by Randall Rolph, Nashua, Iowa Republican Betrayal A look at the gas pump and the quagmire in Iraq conveys what most Americans now believe: betrayal by the Republicans. And the Energy Bill recently … Continue reading →

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BUY FRESH, BUY LOCAL

Posted on August 14, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

BUY FRESH, BUY LOCAL Had a good PEACH lately that wasn't laced with pesticides?  How about a free-range egg?  Or, well… you know… a free-range chicken?  Actually, peaches happen to be one of the fruits with the most pesticides in … Continue reading →

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