| Program | Topic | Listen | 229 Nov. 16-18, 2018 |
Rural Issues Facing Iowa, Revisited — The challenges facing rural areas in Iowa are being addressed in a number of ways. Categories: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Guests:
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| 215 Aug. 10-12, 2018 |
Farmland Ownership And Food Security, Revisited — One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn’t always happen. We look back at why, and how Iowa law prohibits foreign farmland ownership. Categories: Agriculture, Business and Consumer Affairs Guests:
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| 206 June 8-10, 2018 |
Livestock Antibiotic Use, Revisited — A growing population means the need to produce more food. But there is also concern about what goes into the meat we eat. Categories: Business and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture Guests:
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| 197 April 6-8, 2018 |
Livestock Antibiotic Use — A growing population means the need to produce more food. But there is also concern about what goes into the meat we eat. Categories: Business and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture Guests:
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| 160 July 21-23, 2017 |
Farmland Ownership And Food Security — One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn’t always happen. We exam why, and how Iowa law prohibits foreign farmland ownership. Categories: Agriculture, Business and Consumer Affairs Guests:
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| 103 June 17 – 19 |
Pesticide Hazards — Iowa’s wide expanses of row-cropped fields produced roughly 2.5 billion bushels of corn and 554 million bushels of soybeans in 2015. And for many, those high yields are thanks in part to pesticides. But what impact, if any, do those chemicals have on our health? It’s a controversial topic and the answer is hard to pin down. In many cases, those we spoke with said the jury is still out. Categories: Agriculture, Health and Environment Guests:
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| 53 July 3-5 |
Farm Safety Revisited — Another record harvest is almost complete. Agriculture is Iowa’s top business…but it’s also the state’s most deadly. We’ll revisit the topic of farm safety, including what government can, and cannot, do to help the situation. Categories: Agriculture, Health Guests:
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| 27 January 2-4 |
The Year In Review: 2014 — IowaWatch has covered a variety of stories in 2014, about the key issues facing Iowans. This program includes a discussion of those topics, including traffic cameras, meth addiction, the treatment of college students who are here from other countries, payday loans, and more Categories: Government, Health, Education, Economy, Agriculture Guests:
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