Molly Hunter
High-Grade Cropland Gives Way To Urban Growth In Iowa - At Least Where There's Growth
Urban expansion, at least in the few areas where Iowa cities are growing, is eating up some of the state’s best farmland. The urban growth is part of a national trend in which good farmland is lost to new residential neighborhoods.
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Molly Hunter
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When Being A Family Farm Doesn't Mean Squat In The Government's Eyes
Small family-run farms that raise organically, without genetically modifying crops or by reducing their use of pesticides and antibiotics, are such a small part of the federal government’s definition of a family farm that they often are lost in the crowd when it comes to government and industry supp
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Molly Hunter
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