Cattle farmers bear brunt as beef prices rise and bids collapse
In northwest Iowa, Craig Moss and his father faced seven weeks with no cattle bids during the pandemic. Prices for fed cattle fell about 30 percent while wholesale beef surged nearly 120 percent, widening the producer to processor spread to a record. Federal and state probes followed as consumer costs climbed.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa expands medical marijuana program with higher THC cap
The Gazette examines House File 2589 changes in Iowa’s medical cannabis program. Deputy director Sarah Reisetter and MedPharm Iowa discuss a THC cap rise to 4.5 grams over 90 days and broader qualifying conditions, plus potential DEA waiver to preserve federal funding.
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Iowa Department of Public Health
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Iowa
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Van Allen of the Humanities shaping feminist history
Iowa City profile of Linda Kerber 80 curator of women’s studies and historian. The May Brodbeck Professor leads in liberal arts and law, chaired major associations, taught at Oxford, and advised the Holmes Devise Committee. Her story traces matriarchs from 1890s to present.
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University of Iowa
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Liberal Arts & Sciences
UI College of Law
Kerber
American Historical Association
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Organization of American Historians
American Studies Association
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Europe
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