Tag Archives: agriculture

Public Health Research Suppressed?

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Trish Nelson

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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Beneath The Surface Of Iowa’s Water Crisis

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Video by Environmental Working Group (EWG). Follow EWG on their YouTube channel.  Check out their website https://www.ewg.org/

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An Evening About Agriculture With Dr. John Ikerd

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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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Which Bills Did And Didn’t Survive The First Funnel

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Trish Nelson

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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Reducing Consumption of Animal Products

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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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Rural Roundtable Highlights Positive Impact Of Biden Administration Policies

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Trish Nelson

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”

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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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The Sonnyside

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Dave Bradley

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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Trump Shoots At China, Hits Iowa Squarely

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Just a short note in case you hadn’t heard. There has been some blowback from our bully president’s unilateral move to impose tariffs on Chinese products. The Chinese stood up to the bully. Not sure our bully was expecting that … Continue reading →

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Iowans For Sherrie Taha

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Paul Deaton

IOWA CITY– The fact that Sherrie Taha, candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, supports reduction of food imports to Iowa only makes sense. “Rather than import the bulk of the food we eat from outside of our state, we need … Continue reading →

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