IA: Rural/Farming
Iowa releases 'Condition of the State' report on clean energy goals
Alternative energy advocates say Iowa is making significant progress on reaching its green power goals by 2035. The state has become a national …
Family farmers call for a level playing field
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering new rules, seeking to level the playing field for independent farmers in Iowa and across the …
Incentives for farmers work to restore Iowa habitat, protect soil
Practical Farmers of Iowa is looking for landowners who want to help restore natural habitat on their property, and get help doing it. It's part of …
Animal advocates call for chicken egg gender testing
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Eve…
A high-tech approach to studying Iowa's future soil health
Farmers in Iowa are studying interactions between crops, water usage, carbon and nitrogen storage, and how those factors combine to affect longterm …
Helping IA farmers get more cover crops into the ground
An Iowa nonprofit group helps ag-related businesses grow to serve more farmers and get more cover crops planted in the state. Cover crops like rye …
California 'price gouging' ripples to Iowa
Farm advocates claim price gouging on meat and poultry in California is spreading across the country, including in Iowa, which is the nation's …
Family farmers call for tougher CAFO regulations in Farm Bill
Family farm advocates are calling for cuts in federal subsidies to large animal feeding operations - technically known as Concentrated Animal Feeding …
Iowa Hunger Coalition pushes back on SNAP cuts in Farm Bill
One version of the Farm Bill being debated in Congress would cut billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from agricu…
Animal welfare report calls for livestock gestation crate bans
A prominent animal safety group is calling on restaurants to do more to ban the use of animal gestation crates where livestock and poultry are grown f…
Scientists in IA target 'low-hanging fruit' to sequester carbon
By Lindsey Byman for Inside Climate News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public N…
Iowa hunters, anglers push for Farm Bill support
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to take up the first version of the new Farm Bill tomorrow morning. Outdoor enthusiasts in Iowa …