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Pork Industry Deregulation: Less Protection For You
Regulations are protections.
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Less Regulation, Faster Line Speeds Could Compromise Pork Safety
Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2019 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is funded entirely by reader subscription, available only in hard copy for $12/yr. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. … Continue reading
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Art Cullen: “Agri-Chemical Cabal” Has Chokehold On Iowa
Please read and share this column by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Art Cullen, of The Storm Lake Times http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2018/05/23/how-much-more-manure-can-we-handle A rapid and significant expansion in swine facilities here and across Iowa — with unheeded calls in the legislature for a … Continue reading