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What’s Eating Iowa?
Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen and award-winning cinematographer Jerry Risius have teamed up again for the new docuseries What’s Eating Iowa to highlight issues and struggles faced by working families in Iowa. Visit Iowans for Stronger Communities Donate to fund … Continue reading
Bohannan: Tariffs Wreaking Havoc On Farm Economy
“This is clearly a winnable seat – if we do the work.” – Simon Rosenberg
Public Health Research Suppressed?
Follow Cornhole Champions, Iowa Starting Line’s weekly podcast. “On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith sits down with investigative journalist Carey Gillam, editor-in-chief of The New Lede and author of “The Monsanto Papers” and “Whitewash.” She spent 17 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, cancer in iowa, public health
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Beneath The Surface Of Iowa’s Water Crisis
Video by Environmental Working Group (EWG). Follow EWG on their YouTube channel. Check out their website https://www.ewg.org/
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Tagged #iowaenvironment, agriculture, CAFOs, water quality
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An Evening About Agriculture With Dr. John Ikerd
Fifty Years of Change for Farms and Rural Communities An Evening with Dr. John Ikerd Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. via Zoom REGISTER HERE Sponsored by Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN); Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, farming, JFAN
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Which Bills Did And Didn’t Survive The First Funnel
Your guide to which bills survived the first legislative ‘funnel’ (and which didn’t) by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Here’s a rundown of some of the notable bills that survived – and some that did not – during the first … Continue reading
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Tagged #Iowaeducation, AEAs, agriculture, Funnel week, Iowa legislative session 2024
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Reducing Consumption of Animal Products
An uncomfortable truth about environmentalism — that no one wants to discuss, especially in Iowa — is the amount of land used to feed and husband animals. To say it another way, the best thing we could do to mitigate … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, climate change, climate crisis
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Rural Roundtable Highlights Positive Impact Of Biden Administration Policies
Rural Roundtable Highlights Positive Impact Of Biden Administration Policies ProgressIowa.org Click here to watch a recording of the zoom event Iowans encouraged to visit IowaAtWork.com to learn about the local impact of Biden administration policies, and IowaVoices.org to share personal stories … Continue reading
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Vilsack: Infrastructure Bill An “Opportunity For Wealth That Stays In Rural Communities”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement following passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Congress. The bill will now go to President Biden for his signature. “This is a transformative, historic investment for America … Continue reading
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Tagged Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, agriculture, BBB, BIF, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Build Back Better, farming, iowa farming, Rural Iowa, Tom Vilsack
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The Sonnyside
As with much else in the current administration the Department of Agriculture seems to be spending more time on window dressing and presentation than on actually doing work that would help their constituents. Considering that Iowa’s main industry is agriculture … Continue reading
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