Agriculture
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Being a Good Neighbor and Supporting Iowa’s Farmers
Audio version: Being a good neighbor takes on many forms, and for Iowa’s farmers it means telling their story and building stronger connections. Brian Waddingham, executive director of the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, says the group was created by farmers, for farmers, with a mission to help the livestock industry grow both successfully and…
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Organic food for kids sabotaged by US Government?
Audio version: Camp Creek Organic Produce owner, James Nisly is the Iowa’s organic farmer. Nisly discusses why transitions to organic farms is hard, how soil health translates to your nutrition, and how his efforts to provide healthy organic food for Iowa schools are being opposed by the US Government. Starting in 1998, Nisly was one…
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Seed oils, glyphosate, corn syrup, and ethanol? How are Iowa farmers reacting?
Audio version: MAHA, seed oils, glyphosate, nitrates, corn syrup, ethanol, processed foods, and carbon pipelines? Suddenly, Iowa has become the center of many of the political hot button issues driving the national conversation. Farm broadcaster David Geiger discusses the implications for Iowa farmers now and in the future. Just last week, The Iowa Soybean association…
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The Carbon Pipeline – Top Concerns From Opponents
In this episode of The Iowa Podcast, guest host Mark Gannon speaks with Jessica Mazour of the Iowa Sierra Club who is leading an effort to end carbon pipelines in Iowa. For those unfamiliar with the issue, pipelines carrying carbon dioxide would run from ethanol plants in Iowa to North Dakota and then into the…
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Is the Iowa Carbon pipeline safe? Shelby County Supervisor has serious concerns.
2/14/26. Developing: a pipeline in Washington County has exploded according to local reports. Is the Iowa Carbon pipeline safe? The project is set to run through Iowa, but many Iowans have safety and legal concerns. They believe residents, farmers, and landowners are being misled. Steve Kenkel, Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Supervisors says…
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Are pesticides toxic to humans? It’s complicated.
Discussion in recent weeks has centered around pesticides and toxins in the food we grow, much of it from Iowa. According to Professor Neil Hamilton, creator of The Iowa Nature Summit and Drake law professor, we apply pesticides to over 25 million acres of farmland each year, but what impact is that really having? Does…
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Iowa topsoil is getting worse. A scalable solution is now possible.
Iowans live in a leading agriculture state but do many of us truly understand the science of farming? Do we know what no-till is or why it’s important? Do we know why soil quality is eroding? Jayson Ryner, founder ReEnvision Ag, and Iowan farmer, explains soil degradation and what his company invented to fix the…
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Anamosa, Iowa celebrates pumpkin season in a CRAZY way
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Anamosa, Iowa being named the Pumpkin Capital of Iowa. The town hosts Pumpkinfest every year, says executive director of the Anamosa Chamber, Blair Lawton. They smash cars, toss pumpkins, carve pumpkins, smoke pumpkins, roll pumpkins, but get this: you can test your pumpkin agility skills using big construction…
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What is “glamping?” People are coming to Iowa for this agri-tourism trend.
What is agri-tourism? Is it tractor driving and Oregon Trail classes? Not exactly. The global agri-tourism market size was valued at USD 69.24 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 117.37 billion by 2027. And Iowa is getting a share of that pot! Kara Grupp, operator of Three Pines Farm near Cedar Falls…
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Where did WHO Radio host Andy Petersen of The Big Show go?
Fans in Iowa and the midwest are still scratching their heads. Where did Andy Petersen, host of The Big Show on WHO Radio and WMT Radio go? Petersen is well known in Iowa. Listeners of The Max and Amy Show, previously the Van and Bonnie Show have been familiar with his farm updates for years.…