Honey, I Shrunk the Corn
Why are alternative crops such a sticky subject?
Nitrini on Ice
….with a garnish of contagious viruses
Cult 45(q and z) and the Failure of the Elites
Political elites in both parties are not reading the room on biofuels
Tiling for Dollars
A high level discussion is needed about drainage tile
Goebbels reports progress on the Eastern Front
We’re advancing backward in a forceful way
Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa
But there’s hope–it doesn’t have to be that way
Taking the Cow Path
Did environmentalists lay an egg on cattle?
Peaches
I’m sure many of you share the feelings I have about the current state of affairs in our country. Beyond the events themselves, more despairing is the fact that an approximate majority of our fellow citizens are happy with them. This is very difficult to reconcile with what I learned were the foundational principles of […]
A Misstep in the Wrong Direction
News on August 25 reported Sheriff Mike Naig unholstering his squirt gun yet again to apply a gentle mist onto the raging inferno that is Iowa’s water quality and overall environmental condition. This time it was $3 million from the state’s water quality initiative fund for a pilot project that would install buffer strips (i.e. […]
A Progressive Platform for Iowa Food and Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture is one of seven executive offices Iowans see on their off-year voting ballot. The Iowa legislature created both the office and the Department of Agriculture (now IDALS) in 1923. It may seem curious that we have a statewide election for the administrator of a department that employs less than 2% of the […]