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Iowa livestock produced 108M tons of manure last year
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (1301+ words) Cattle graze Tuesday in a Benton County pasture. It’s unsurprising that Iowa has a large number of animal feeding operations — as the nation’s No. 1 pork producer, all of those hogs have to come from somewhere. But the Iowa Department of…...
Schools should serve plant-based milk for students
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (145+ words) Schools should serve more plant-based milk The decision to bring whole and 2% milk back to school lunches reflects the influence of the dairy industry more than the needs of today’s students. Millions of Americans — particularly people of color — are lactose…...
More Iowans craving meat and dairy direct from farm
3+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) A strong desire for local connection and trust is shaping how Iowa shoppers buy meat and dairy, according to a recent survey from the Iowa Farm Bureau. The Iowa Farm Bureau Food & Farm Index, conducted this spring by the Harris…...
Area dairy farms get nearly $400K
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (279+ words) Pickles the cow is milked May 29 at Atkins Raw Milk Dairy in Atkins, Iowa. LANSING — Eastern Iowans may see more locally grown dairy products for purchase in the future, thanks to a new round of grants. Several Eastern Iowa dairy…...
Vilsackâs support of ag digesters is unethical | Guest Columnists
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) Tom Vilsack, CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation and a former Iowa governor and U.S. ag secretary, is seen during his July 2025 appearance on Iowa PBS' "Iowa Press.” It also further increases Iowa’s position as the leading ag polluter of…...
Your guide to making perfect Slovak cheese biscuits
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (883+ words) As I look at the forecast for the next week, with temperatures finally promising to climb over that glorious 50-degree mark, it feels like spring is truly at our doorstep. With the winter chill fading and the daylight stretching further…...
Iowa dairy responsible for multiple fish kill incidents fined $38K for manure spill
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (457+ words) The spill near Decorah killed more than 126,000 fish last year Feb. 9, 2026 6:19 pm An Eastern Iowa dairy has agreed to pay more than $38,000 in a consent order with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a March 2025 manure spill that killed…...