EPA plan to transfer Seresto and other pet pesticides to FDA draws concern from advocates
Seresto could get FDA oversight, but advocates say that won’t make it safer.
GRAPHIC: While relatively rare, some get H-2A visas while already in the US
Last year, more than 20,000 people applied to either extend their H-2A visa or switch to the temporary agriculture visa from a different type of visa.
Investigate Midwest launches Trust Indicators
“We hold our newsgathering to the highest standards so readers can confidently come to our site and see how we operate,” says Executive Director Erin Orr on joining the global effort of news organizations committed to transparent standards.
GRAPHIC: U.S. share of world wheat production hit record low in 2022
World wheat exports dropped due to war in Ukraine and drought in the U.S.
EPA pushes ahead with transfer of regulation of pet products to FDA
Agencies seek public comment on a proposal that follows reports on pet deaths and injuries linked to collars.
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Hear ‘Home Grown’ tales at the April 20 storytelling event in Iowa City
There will also be a silent auction, trivia, drinks, and appetizers. Iowa Public Radio’s Charity Nebbe will host.
Supreme Court denies Tyson Foods’ request to hear workers’ COVID-19 death cases in federal court
Nearly three years after the deaths, the lawsuits have yet to move forward to discovery or trial.
Iowa study: Blocking carbon pipelines would devastate ethanol production
A new study released by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association details financial losses of more than $10 billion a year if the state’s ethanol plants do not have a means to sequester carbon and reap the rewards from new federal tax credits.
Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked
Most states opt for voluntary measures, wait for federal and corporate money
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Government system for protecting farmworkers plagued by staff turnover and lack of outreach
Recognizing farmworkers endure unsafe housing and wage theft, the government created a program 50 years ago to address the inequities. Internal documents show a failing system.
GRAPHIC: Agribusiness spent a record-breaking $165 million on federal lobbying last year
The lobbying spending represents a 20-year high.
GRAPHIC: U.S. ag industry has increased its foreign investments in past decade, government data shows
In particular, American companies involved in crop production have increased their foreign holdings.
Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or pipe dream?
One proposed solution to the Colorado River Basin’s water scarcity crisis has come up again and again: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to the parched West. Studies and modern engineering have proven that such projects are possible — but multi-state pipelines would require decades of construction and billions of dollars, and face major political obstacles. Yet the idea’s persistence illustrates the growing desperation of Western states to dig themselves out of droughts.
GRAPHIC: Iowa leads numbers in ongoing outbreak of bird flu
The Hawkeye State is followed by Nebraska and Colorado.
‘Carbon Express’ pipeline runs into skepticism in Minnesota farm country
A massive project to store climate-harming emissions from ethanol plants hinges on landowners. One said she would gladly give back the money to undo the deal. Summit contends it is being respectful as it approaches landowners.
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Wake up and sound the plastic alarm
Plasticulture is becoming a threat to the environment. Did you say plasticulture? Never heard of it. You are not alone.…
