Iowa Supreme Court hears nutrient pollution case

12/16/20 2:11 PM By Steve Davies

Lawyers for environmental groups and the state of Iowa tangled before the state’s Supreme Court Wednesday over whether environmental groups should be allowed to proceed with their case challenging Iowa’s voluntary Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

Iowa high court to hear arguments in water case involving ancient legal doctrine

12/16/20 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to require the state to adopt a mandatory nutrient reduction program in the Raccoon River watershed, which supplies drinking water for half a million Iowans.

Hog industry anxiously awaits results of appeals court argument

02/05/20 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Farm groups say adverse rulings could lead to lawsuits against all types of livestock operations.

Groups threaten to sue EPA over slaughterhouse discharges

07/03/19 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency needs to examine wastewater discharges from meat and poultry plants to determine whether it should impose new requirements on them, environmental groups said Tuesday.

Ancient legal doctrine brushed off in Iowa water lawsuit

04/03/19 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

The public trust doctrine, an old, rarely used but potentially powerful legal weapon, is being employed to try to force Iowa to curb pollution from farm runoff.

Tom Halverson, CoBank

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Halverson, president and CEO of CoBank. The balance of debt stocks of U.S. farmers has grown during the downturn in the overall farm economy, but thankfully, the load of debt service has been eased by the tailwinds of increased global trade and higher commodity prices as well as very low interest rates. CoBank’s Halverson expects borrowing rates to remain low and farm income to improve as global commodity stocks remain tight in the near future. Halverson is hopeful the Biden administration will pursue an aggressive global trade strategy and says the ag industry must be prepared to defend its position as part of the solution in any climate policy.

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