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A hitchhiking trip that got derailed in the best way, a life-changing trip to Nepal and a Haitian mission trip that ended in big changes for an Iowa family – all true stories told live with the return of this Investigate Midwest storytelling event.
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Researchers think long-tenured farmers in the Midwest are less likely to make deals with Big Ag companies.
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Mindy Brashears, the former head of the USDA's agency overseeing meatpacking plants, has been largely quiet about her agency’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in exclusive interviews, she addresses the criticism the USDA put food production over worker safety.
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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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Farms are more likely to specialize in one or two stages of a hog’s life cycle, instead of raising animals from birth to slaughter.
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The number of large hog operations increased while small farms disappeared in recent decades.
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Iowa’s outdoor recreation trust fund is empty. Will lawmakers change that?
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Lyle Muller writes for IowaWatch, "for all the dire trends facing some of these places, saying that small Iowa towns no longer can thrive misses a few points."
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State Parks Struggle To Sustain Adequate Funding Despite Landmark Legislation And Increased Usage