Category Archives: Organic Foods & Farming

Meeting to Discuss Local Food Buying Options Next Week

Posted on April 5, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Meeting to Discuss Local Food Buying Options Next Week By  Penny Brown Huber   There is a new opportunity opening up for those of you who are looking for new markets for your food products.  I have been working on … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 26, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

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

Posted on February 7, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

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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Senator Tom Harkin to Address Local Foods Conference

Posted on February 1, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Senator Tom Harkin to Address Local Foods Conference By Matt Russell Iowans Gather to Shape Future of Food in Iowa Farmers, consumers, educators, public health professionals, and students will join policy makers in a discussion about the future of Iowa … Continue reading →

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Center for Rural Affairs Schedules Meetings on Farm Bill

Posted on January 24, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

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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Initiative 300 Suffers Defeat in Circuit Court

Posted on December 17, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Initiative 300 Suffers Defeat in Circuit Court Center for Rural Affairs   The Center for Rural Affairs is urging Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning to continue the battle to protect Initiative 300, and what the law has meant to family … Continue reading →

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Old Congress / New Congress Ag. Update

Posted on December 11, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Old Congress / New Congress Ag. Update By the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition   Old Congress   Lame “Duckling” Session Limps to a Close:  With minutes to spare before a midnight government-shutdown deadline, the 109th Congress passed a Continuing Resolution until … Continue reading →

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Engineered crops need study

Posted on November 13, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Engineered crops need study By Chris Petersen, President, Iowa Farmers Union This was sent on to me by the IFU. It appeared as a Letter in Iowa Farmer Today. To the editor: Iowa agriculture secretary candidate Bill Northey this summer … Continue reading →

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Farmers Needed for Harvest of Hope Winter Farmers’ Markets

Posted on October 13, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Farmers Needed for Harvest of Hope Winter Farmers' Markets By the Iowa Farmers Union “Harvest of Hope winter farmers’ market sales will begin happening at Iowa churches this November!  Harvest of Hope sales, which started in Iowa only last … Continue reading →

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Factory Farms are NOT above the Law! Take Action Now!

Posted on September 12, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

  Factory Farms are NOT above the Law! – Take Action Now! By Caroline Vernon Friends, As many of you know, Scott county in Iowa and Rock Island county in Illinois are both within the top ten of the most … Continue reading →

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