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Iowa's farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture

  • Written by Lisa Schulte Moore, Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
Strips of native prairie grasses planted on Larry and Margaret Stone's Iowa farm protect soil, water and wildlife.Iowa State University/Omar de Kok-Mercado, CC BY-ND

Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses bring the state a lot of political attention during presidential election cycles. But in my view, even though some candidates have outlined pos...

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