by Luke Martz | Jul 26, 2022 | Agriculture, Federal, State Government
While Americans across the country are being hard hit by historic inflation under President Joe Biden, new research indicates that rural Americans are being disproportionately affected by inflation and record gas prices. A recent Iowa State University study found that...
by Luke Martz | Jun 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Campaigns, State Politics
Touring a family farm in Carson, Agriculture Sec. Mike Naig and Republican attorney general nominee Brenna Bird met with local farmers in Pottawattamie County to discuss issues affecting the agricultural community. Local farmers brought up issues ranging from the...
by Luke Martz | May 9, 2022 | Agriculture, Legislature, Opinion
Democrat State Senator Kevin Kinney falsely claimed to be the only full-time farmer in the Iowa Senate. It’s a breathtakingly false claim, divorced completely from reality. More egregiously, it is a claim he fully knows is not true. Kinney has been in the Senate...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Jun 18, 2021 | Agriculture, Congress, Opinion, Policy
A gut punch to Iowans. That’s the only way to describe the Biden Administration’s decision to roll back the previous administration’s Navigable Water Protection Rule. Sadly, for those of us who have been on the frontlines of this fight since 2015, this news is not a...
by Luke Martz | Jun 9, 2021 | Agriculture, Campaigns, Congress
Congresswoman Cindy Axne frequently likes to talk about her farming roots, but a survey sent out today by the Iowa Democrats’ campaign calls her commitment to Iowa agriculture into question. Today Axne’s campaign blasted out an email asking constituents which issues...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Apr 30, 2021 | Agriculture, Congress, Conservation, Opinion, Policy
I often share the lessons I learned growing up on my family farm in southwest Iowa. It was a great experience that taught me the value of hard work and lending a helping hand. It left me with a sincere appreciation for the grit and dedication of Iowa’s ag community...
