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Urban ecologist Chris Schell discusses the threads that connect biodiversity, ecology, climate change and environmental justice. Schell will give the 58th annual Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture October 13 at Iowa State University.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month over whether California overreached with an animal welfare law which regulates housing requirements for pigs if the pork will be sold in the state. Two large pork industry groups say that burdens pork producers outside of California.
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Technological innovation, specialization, increased farm size and policy decisions have driven down the cost of production.
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Production contracts lock farmers into guaranteed prices and lower financial risk, but put meat companies in control of some aspects of the operation.
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported that the state's first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) was detected in Story County on Monday.
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A Sony podcast and a Bailing Out Benji investigation uncovered "puppy trafficking" after new laws were met with new scams to continue the sale of puppy mill dogs at pet stores.
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Iowa is one of the most biologically altered states in the nation — with nearly all of its natural habitat razed. Some people are looking at how they can resurrect the natural land and the wildlife it has lost.
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An NPR Midwest Newsroom journalist takes a look into a program that gets donated venison into food pantries. The investigation raises questions about the presence of lead shot in donated food and its impact on consumers.
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The Iowa Department of Ag has released three poultry sites from quarantine restrictions related to bird flu.
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The highly pathogenic avian flu spreading through Iowa is threatening commercial and backyard flocks. This year’s lethal strain is also putting some wild birds at risk.