Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Here's a round-up of agricultural news from the past week.
The Environmental Working Group released its expanded database of federal farm-payment recipients this week. Brownfield Network reported that the EWG database is giving fresh ammo to backers of payment limits for federal farm programs. Radio Iowa had a story on U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley applauding the EWG's effort, noting that it may help the Iowa Republican finally get the limits on farm payments he has sought.
Philip Brasher reported in the Des Moines Register that the federal crop insurance program may be destined for the chopping block.
Think you can't feed dried distiller's grain to pigs? Not anymore. Several companies are experimenting with making ethanol through new processes that create a by-product which can be fed to swine and poultry, Iowa Farmer Today reports.
Japan is finally easing restrictions on U.S. beef imports, as reported on Brownfield Network.
The Sioux City Journal reported on a charitable effort to send Iowa-made beef sticks to soldiers in Iraq.
On the subject of beef, Maid-Rite finally returns to Iowa City.
The U.S. House of Representatives has the latest drafts of the new farm bill here.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting the first full-fledged study of air emissions from concentrated animal feeding operations.
How can Corn Belt farmers reduce nitrogen runoff? Nebraska Farmer has an article about a new book that can help farmers make better management decisions.
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