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.
An abandoned hog manure pit near Columbus City has leaked into a nearby stream, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday.
A statement released by the DNR reported that the manure pit was under a recently demolished hog confinement owned by Randy Wood of nearby Columbus Junction. The confinement building had been demolished, and the manure pit was improperly filled with dirt, causing the liquid manure to run out into the nearby tributary of Monkey Run Creek.
Manure from livestock feeding operations is supposed to be land applied, according to state regulations before being abandoned.
DNR specialist Jim Sievers said the area is being cleaned up and the number of dead fish are being counted. As stated in the news release, possible enforcement actions are being considered by the DNR.
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