Still mad as hell in Iowa: Farmers Fight a Hazardous Carbon-Capture Pipeline in Rural Midwest thenewlede.org/2024/07/a-batt…

"[Pipeline opponents] aim to shine a spotlight on what they see as a fundamental problem with US policies that promotes expansion of the ethanol industry as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels." truthout.org/articles/farme…

Some animals on RAGBRAI

Sonoma could be the first county in the U.S. to ban CAFOs. See my first for High Country News hcn.org/articles/banni…

The proposed ban has farmers on both sides. Advocates say the measure won’t harm small operations, but some small farmers are still worried. hcn.org/articles/banni…

Fantastic reporting by Kenny Torrella and great insights by Silvia Secchi on how industry is controlling the narrative *and* research surrounding alternatives to industrialized animal agriculture.

Started a newsletter today digging into the history & science behind the latest food, ag, and water headlines. Q&As with Silvia Secchi Austin Frerick Michael Pollan to come! Hope to see you there. open.substack.com/pub/cornbeltco…

I strongly encourage everyone who cares about our food system to subscribe to Nina's newsletter! She is an amazing writer (and an Iowa City public school system alumna). She knows how not to be hoodwinked by cropaganda.

If you are interested in the connections between what we do on the land and the quality of our water then this is probably a newsletter for you. 1 Mississippi Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk IWRC Prairie Rivers Network

A preview of my Q&A with Silvia Secchi on CAFOs, biodigesters, and the limits of local regulation. Subscribe to get the full interview sent to your inbox Thursday morning: cornbeltconfidential.substack.com

"I'm still hopeful that we can use the tools we have in the form of the Clean Water Act if somebody in the next administration grows a spine." Silvia Secchi w Nina Elkadi on CAFOs, "green" policies that incentivize them, & need to fix full production system cornbeltconfidential.substack.com/p/the-problem-…

Can local bans on concentrated feeding operations begin to solve the environmental and health issues they cause, or are they just pushing the problem to someone else’s backyard? Silvia Secchi and I discuss: cornbeltconfidential.substack.com/p/the-problem-…

Views from the National Farmers Union fly-in. Top priorities for farmers? Farm Bill, insurance, consolidation, fertilizer prices, water. I’ll be spending tomorrow with the Iowa delegation as they meet with our representatives in DC. Leave any Qs for them below - stay tuned for more

With less than two weeks before the farm bill expires, and ahead of a looming government shutdown, members of the National Farmers Union warned Congress that failure to pass a farm bill could bring devastating consequences to farmers, calling the gloomy farm economy a “canary in