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Updated on April 5, 2018
Farewell from Matt Russell
For the past six weeks, Pat and I have been trying to burn some pasture at our Coyote Run Farm. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we were able to get the job done. The Easter holiday seemed like a …
Updated on March 29, 2018
Don’t mess with SNAP
In the 1980s, my brother, sister, and I participated in a federal nutrition program. My parents scrambled to continue to farm. Our bank had failed. The family was in crisis. I assumed I’d have to sell my horse …
Updated on March 29, 2018
Farmers Claim Cost of Health Insurance Most Serious Threat
You might not realize health care is a critical issue for farmers if you have only been reading the agriculture press headlines this year. Tax reform—especially the estate tax, Waters of the United States (WOTUS), and trade policy …
Updated on March 29, 2018
Governor’s Water Quality Law Is Not Enough
The issue of water quality continues to increase in political importance. Candidates, on both sides of the aisle, from areas rural and urban, are running on platforms of water quality. Two Republicans, Craig Lang and Ray Gaesser, are …
Updated on March 29, 2018
Upcoming Teleforum on Tax Reform and Impacts on Agricultural Producers
As I mentioned in my last post, tax reform will be an issue to watch in 2018. The legislation enacted in late 2017 has many agricultural producers, attorneys, accountants and other industry professionals quickly working to learn about …
Updated on March 29, 2018
A Farmer’s Take on the Iowa Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
My dad didn’t farm like my grandpa, and I don’t farm like my dad. For five generations, my family has been changing how we farm in Iowa and I fully expect the next five generations to keep changing …
