Erin Jordan, The Gazette

Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag

Iowa and Minnesota farmers are investing in new oat mill and pushing Quaker and General Mills to check out their product.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 26 Aug 2025

Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag

Iowa dairies with biogas digesters are growing their herds, which concerns water quality advocates

Review shows 23% boost in animal units.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 4 Nov 2024

Iowa dairies with biogas digesters are growing their herds, which concerns water quality advocates

As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf's 'dead zone'

One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 19 Jun 2024

As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf's 'dead zone'

Iowa AG asked to pursue penalties against co-op that caused massive fertilizer spill

Release of 265,000 gallons of fertilizer killed 750,000 fish in East Nishnabotna.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 29 May 2024

Iowa AG asked to pursue penalties against co-op that caused massive fertilizer spill

FTC Chair Lina Khan listens to Iowa farmers’ concerns about fertilizer plant deal

The Federal Trade Commission, a bipartisan federal agency, can investigate or file suit to block deals, such as the proposed one between Koch Industries and Iowa Fertilizer Co.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 26 Apr 2024

FTC Chair Lina Khan listens to Iowa farmers’ concerns about fertilizer plant deal

Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to protect drinking water from agricultural runoff

Inspired by a successful campaign in Minnesota, the groups are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in and protect drinking water in northeast Iowa from agricultural runoff.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 25 Apr 2024

Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to protect drinking water from agricultural runoff

Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?

In a state where college sports arenas blaze with fertilizer logos, the phrase “corn grows Iowa” is common on TV and radio and nearly 15% of lawmakers are farmers, there’s reluctance to pinpoint agriculture as a possible reason for Iowa’s rising cancer rate without conclusive evidence.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 2 Apr 2024

Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

The latest Ag Census data show alarming trends in the upper Mississippi River basin, one of the most intensive agricultural areas in the country: Less diverse farmers, more and more farms are going out of business, and farmland is being consolidated, making it even more difficult to get into the ind

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest, Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette, Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer and Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

/ 16 Feb 2024

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

Conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but are vastly underfunded

The Biden administration has called USDA conservation programs a "linchpin" in the nation's climate strategy.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest

/ 15 Nov 2023

Conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but are vastly underfunded

Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects

A program once expected to cost $3.2 billion through 2031 now could exceed $100 billion through 2033.

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media

/ 7 Jul 2023

Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects

Who owns Iowa farmland? In many cases, it's not farmers.

The sense Iowa’s agricultural land is both scarce and gaining value has driven the average price to a record-setting $11,400 per acre last year. Now Iowa farmers are bidding not only against neighbors, but out-of-state investors including professional athletes, well-known billionaires and the Mormon

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 12 Jun 2023

Who owns Iowa farmland? In many cases, it's not farmers.

Iowa judge overturns Supreme Beef manure plan approval

The April 28 ruling in the lawsuit by the Sierra Club of Iowa and Trout Unlimited against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Supreme Beef says the state agency used “illogical interpretations and applications” to approve a nutrient management plan for an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Mon

By Erin Jordan, The Gazette

/ 3 May 2023

Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag

Iowa dairies with biogas digesters are growing their herds, which concerns water quality advocates

As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf's 'dead zone'

Iowa AG asked to pursue penalties against co-op that caused massive fertilizer spill

FTC Chair Lina Khan listens to Iowa farmers’ concerns about fertilizer plant deal

Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to protect drinking water from agricultural runoff

Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

Conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but are vastly underfunded

Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects

Who owns Iowa farmland? In many cases, it's not farmers.

Iowa judge overturns Supreme Beef manure plan approval

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