Farming in Iowa

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Iowa Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $21,247,297
Rice: $0
Grains: $1,316,832,886
Soybeans: $1,352,995,122
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $0
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $829,393
Livestock: $769,809,420
Hides & Skins: $54,076,044
Poultry: $45,735,711
Fats & Oils: $24,434,455
Dairy: $31,324,653
Feeds: $121,657,727
Seeds: $17,875,728
Other: $16,356,592
TOTAL: $3,773,175,029

Iowa Agriculture - Google News

Wright County Egg Farm: Who's Watching the Hen House? - CBS News

Globe and Mail

Wright County Egg Farm: Who's Watching the Hen House?
CBS News
The Iowa Agriculture Agency told CBS News their inspectors conducted a 15 minute "courtesy" annual inspection in mid April but made "no observations". ...
Iowans Scramble to Cope with Egg CatastropheTIME
Iowa's Secretary of Ag Brags About Iowa's EggsHuffington Post (blog)
Iowa approved egg farm tied to 'habitual violator'The Associated Press
Boston Globe -Washington Post -San Francisco Chronicle
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Students follow legacy of late farm labor leader - San Jose Mercury News

Students follow legacy of late farm labor leader
San Jose Mercury News
The 25 Americorps volunteers from New Jersey, Missouri, Iowa and throughout California met last week for training at the National Chavez Center in this tiny ...

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Public Forum - Spencer Daily Reporter

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Public Forum
Spencer Daily Reporter
11, the Daily Reporter will host a public forum featuring current Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Democratic challenger Francis Thicke ...

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Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored - The Associated Press

The Guardian

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — US Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, ...
Safer eggsLos Angeles Times
Iowa needs a stronger agriculture secretaryDesMoinesRegister.com
Farm-direct: Know where your eggs come fromSan Francisco Chronicle
Post-Bulletin -Baltimore Sun (blog) -Mount Vernon News
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Former Egg Farm Employees Say Their Complaints Were Ignored: Report - BusinessWeek

CBS News

Safety of caged-egg production touted by area farmers - Reading Eagle

Safety of caged-egg production touted by area farmers
Reading Eagle
Salmonella problems with eggs tied to an Iowa farm have led to the recall of millions of eggs. But for Burkholder, and other egg producers, ...

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Branstad announces ag policy - Sioux City Journal

KCRG

Branstad announces ag policy
Sioux City Journal
"Iowa's agricultural system will be challenged to produce more with less in a manner that protects our natural resources of land, water and people. ...
Branstad Campaign: Ready to grow Iowa's agricultural economyIowaPolitics.com (press release)
Branstad: Let's double Iowa food production, 'produce more with less'istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Egg plant owners back Iowa governor re-electionUSA Today

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Ag Secretary Vilsack says he'll meet with Sherrod - The Associated Press

KCRG

Ag Secretary Vilsack says he'll meet with Sherrod
The Associated Press
URBANDALE, IowaAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he's sure he'll meet with ousted employee Shirley Sherrod (shuh-RAHD') but that they're still ...
Vilsack announces more money for broadband effortBusinessWeek
Vilsack announces more money for broadband effortBusinessWeek
Christie Vilsack Considers Running for OfficeKCRG
Washington Times
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Thicke campaign: Iowa Farmers Union endorses Sec. of Ag candidate Francis Thicke - IowaPolitics.com (press release)

Iowa Independent

Thicke campaign: Iowa Farmers Union endorses Sec. of Ag candidate Francis Thicke
IowaPolitics.com (press release)
I admire the work they have done to support expansion of local food production in Iowa and to help move Iowa agriculture toward greater sustainability," he ...
Iowa egg recall turning into election issueIowa Independent
Thicke campaign: Iowa ag secretary had authority, responsibility to inspect ...IowaPolitics.com (press release)
Economist makes case for increased regulation in wake of egg recallIowa Independent (blog)

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Iowa Corn Growers Association Announces Corn PAC Awards - Wallace's Farmer

Iowa Corn Growers Association Announces Corn PAC Awards
Wallace's Farmer
The Iowa Corn Growers PAC is also endorsing Bill Northey (R) for the 2010 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture race. In the races for seats in the Iowa Legislature ...

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