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It was created in 1987 as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act, for which Representative Paul Johnson was the Iowa House floor manager. Between 1987 and 2017, the Center awarded more than 500 research grants to study agriculture issues like conservation buffers, rotational grazing , and building local food economies.
By working together, policymakers, farmers, and consumers can build a future that prioritizes both sustainability and survival. Understanding Iowa farmers’ reality It’s important to emphasize ...
Milo Reno (January 5, 1866 – May 5, 1936) was president of the Iowa Farmers' Union from 1921 to 1930 and the leader of the Farmers' Holiday Association, a populist organization established in 1932. He was born in Wapello County, Iowa. He died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, of a heart attack following influenza. [1]
On Saturday, the Iowa Farmers Union will host a community listening session with FTC chair Lina Khan from 10:30 a.m. to noon. It will be held at Gatherings, 1024 Sixth St. in Nevada, and doors ...
As America’s top producer of corn, eggs, and hogs — as well as No. 2 for soybeans — Iowa contributes 10% of America’s food supply despite accounting for less than 1% of its population.
Practical Farmers of Iowa was founded in 1985, a time when farmers were under great economic pressure. During that time, Iowa agriculture was in a threefold crisis: Evidence of the negative ecological consequences of current farming practices was mounting; the collapse of commodity prices called into question the economic sustainability of agriculture; and the demise of thousands of farms was ...
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In 1930, the National Farmers Union established a youth education program after a call for more formalized youth involvement in the organization. [citation needed] In November 2017, the Wood-Portage-Waupaca County chapter of Wisconsin Farmers Union elected Alicia Razvi as the first Muslim county president. [12]