We’ve covered many stories in the old year 2015, and we’ll discuss some of them along with a view toward the new year 2016...a look back, a look ahead.
Hear the report: Many older Iowans entered the workforce at a time when the expectation was that you work and work in a field and then retire, said Brian Kaskie, University of Iowa associate professor of health management and policy. But that narrative is changing.
The U.S. farmer is drowning in a sea of corn. So the Nov. 30 announcement by the EPA to push oil companies to blend a total of 18.1 billion gallons of biofuels into gasoline in 2016 came as a relief to some. Here's why.
Walking up and down your local grocery store aisles, it's hard to believe there is a growing crisis that threatens food security in the United States. But the statistics paint a grim picture.
While average soil loss in Iowa falls closely in line with benchmarks set by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, some areas in the state are losing soil at as much as 10 times faster than the soil renewal rate.
This past summer, the International Olympic Committee awarded China the winter games for 2022. What does that have to do with agriculture, you might reasonably ask?
American agribusiness giants such as Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland would likely love to sell GMO corn and soybean seeds to European producers, but for decades European nations – led primarily by France and Germany – have stonewalled prospective efforts by persuading their citizens that GMO's a
A new Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity survey on state government transparency and accountability is out, and Iowa did not fare well in the State Integrity Investigation.
In trade circles, it is simply known as the TPP — that's Trans-Pacific Partnership. And it is the largest free trade deal in terms of gross domestic product that the United States has negotiated since the 1994 North America Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.
Last week, several news outlets reported on a World Health Organization study that linked processed meats such as bacon and hotdogs to cancer. Industry groups were quick to denounce the findings, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which argued science does not support the findings.
We're just one year away from the 2016 election, and on this program, we'll hear what's on the mind of voters just three months from the Iowa Caucuses.
