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Meaty Issues In Late Stage Republicanism
Another week and Republican state legislators stuck in my craw. Why do they hate plant-based food? In the end, all our food is based on plant life, including beef, hogs, and sheep which all eat plants. Ty Rushing of Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged climate crisis, Deforestation, farming, GOP Culture wars, land use, livestock, meat industry
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Update on Iowa CO2 Pipelines
While driving to the Democratic office in North Liberty after a shift of door knocking, I passed a seemingly endless line of black tank cars waiting to be loaded with ethanol or corn syrup in Cedar Rapids. That Iowa’s vast … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, climate change, CO2 pipelines, environment, farming
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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
Posted in Blog for Iowa
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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Cattle Markets – What Side Are You On?
It seems crazy that cattle producer margins are constantly being squeezed by meat packers as the herd goes to market during the pandemic. “Between April and May, producers saw their cattle prices plummet,” wrote Jessica Fu in The Counter. “Meanwhile … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Farming
Tagged #IA04, Cattle Markets, farming, JD Scholten
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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
A Difficult And Strange Season Of Weather
By Carmen Black (Editor’s Note: Iowa Farmers deal with an existential reality that is the weather. Regardless of increasingly polarized discussions about climate change, weather affects real people in tangible ways. Carmen recently wrote this piece to members of her … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Food
Tagged Community Supported Agriculture, farming, Iowa weather, Local food, sustainability
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Tim Gannon For Agriculture – An Easy Decision
Supporting Tim Gannon for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture is an easy decision. Iowa Democrats want and need a secretary of agriculture that understands the current farm economy and is willing and capable of moving the state toward sustainability in agriculture. … Continue reading
Why Don’t Iowa Farmers Export More to Europe?
During a brief appearance at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta on Thursday, President Trump claimed a trade breakthrough with European allies. “We just opened up Europe for you,” he said. Not so fast! On Saturday, European Union Commission President … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Farming, Trade
Tagged corn. soybeans, EU, European Union, farming, GMOs, Iowa soybeans, Trade, trade war
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There Is A Family Dairy Farm Crisis
Things are bad when the coop sends the suicide hotline number with the milk payment. Milk prices are currently about $15 per hundred weight while cost of production at family farms is more than $22 per hundred weight. Like so … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged Dairy farming, farming, politics, sustainability
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Grit Alone Won’t Protect Local Food Systems
The marketplace of home vegetable gardens, community supported agriculture, farmers markets, road side vegetable stands, restaurants, retail interests and direct farm sales hasn’t coalesced into a sustainable local food system, and may not. One should never doubt the resilience of … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Food
Tagged farming, Local food, sustainability
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