Tag Archives: Big Ag Iowa

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Clean Water)

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Trish Nelson

  From At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast: attheiowafarmtable.substack.com/this-is-why-we-cant-have-clean-water “The fact that we’ve engineered the landscape in order to move water out of the ground quickly is called tiling. Tile is pipe 4 feet below the surface. That tile is … Continue reading →

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The Corn Cartel

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From the November 2024 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard copy for $15/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for archived … Continue reading →

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New Report: Iowa Produces The Most Factory Farm Waste In The Country

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Trish Nelson

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 24, 2024 Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new report from Food and Water Watch about concentrated livestock operations in the U.S. That’s 25 … Continue reading →

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Are Cow CAFOs Coming To Iowa?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Iowa has a Big Ag problem that could be getting worse.  From our inbox here is a word from Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture. Please like and share. If you can, please consider a donation to IARA.  Contact info. below. … Continue reading →

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