Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation president Craig Lang addressed the crowd on Saturday at the IFBF's annual meeting in Des Moines.
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's district directors, Carlton Kjos, Charles Norris, Phil Sundblad, Doug Gronau, Richard Merrill, Joe Heinrich, Daniel Johnson, Calvin Rozenboom and Jim McKnight.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, shakes hands at the pancake breakfast Saturday at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting in Des Moines. Grassley told Iowa Independent that the U.S. Senate will be working on the Farm Bill and the Energy Bill next week. He said he hopes some important changes can be made to the Energy Bill so it will win bi-partisan support.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey visits with Farm Bureau members at the IFBF annual meeting.
The trade show at the meeting was full of agriculture displays and booths on Friday at the Polk County Convention Complex. 
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