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Tag: farmers

Posted inGovernment, National, Uncategorized

Here’s what you need to know about the Farm Bill

by Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette January 12, 2023January 23, 2023

The Farm Bill was first passed in 1933. While the bill still serves to support farmers, it has also evolved to fund food assistance programs and conservation efforts. It’s up for negotiation in 2023.

Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, IowaWatch

Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It’s sitting on a huge business empire.

by Sky Chadde and Eli Hoff, Investigate Midwest; Mark Ossolinski, Watchdog Writers Group October 11, 2021
Posted inGraphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: With farm business moving online, two-thirds of farmers own a computer

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest August 19, 2021January 19, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness, Government

Right To Repair Mandate From Biden Might Help Farmers Fix Their Own Equipment

by Jonathan Ahl, Illiinois Newsroom August 13, 2021August 13, 2021
Posted inAgribusiness, Coronavirus

As Trusted Voices, Farmers Could Be Key To Boosting Rural Vaccination Rates

by Christine Herman, Illinois Newsroom August 13, 2021August 31, 2021
Posted inGraphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: Very few farmers are millennials, and, of those, the vast majority are white

by Mary Hennigan, Investigate Midwest July 14, 2021January 23, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Feds and the Courts need to deliver certainty on dicamba

by Dave Dickey, Commentator February 17, 2021March 4, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, Rural America, Wellness on the Farm

Farmers already felt isolated. The COVID-19 pandemic made it worse.

by Marissa Plescia, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 10, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted in#agalerts

Food supply issues

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Coronavirus; carbon; EU farm program and trade deal

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

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