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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 2024

Page

8

Ag Census shows 800 more Iowa farms amid national declines

The Ag Census finds fewer farms nationwide with larger operations while Iowa adds about 800 farms. Wisconsin loses thousands of dairy farms and acres, and state officials warn over rural impact. experts note aging farmers and growing young producers in Iowa.

Iowa Vilsack Missouri Wisconsin Jason Mugnaini Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Julie Keown-Bomar Wisconsin Farmers Union Amanda Starbuck Food & Water Watch Starbuck United States Shaffer Ridgeway Natural Resources Conservation Service Black Hawk County Shaffer USDA National Iowa State University Chad Hart Hart Wendong Zhang Cornell University Iowa Land Value Survey Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey

Iowa first funnel yields notable ag and environment bills

The Gazette reports 12 agriculture and natural resources bills remained alive after the first funnel. Major items include House Study Bill 674 reallocating bluffland funds to park operations and water quality work, and Senate File 455 restricting local topsoil rules and stormwater mandates with amended costs. Senate measures also move on restricting research on manufactured proteins, foreign farmland reporting, and pesticide liability limits.

Iowa Agriculture and Natural Resources House Agriculture Committee Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Agriculture Agency Senate Scott Webster R-Bettendorf Amy Foster Coralville Senate Republicans Secretary of State Iowa Attorney General Senate Agriculture Committee House Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee Iowa Dnr Iowa Utilities Board Commerce Committee

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