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Protocols in place

Handling immigration enforcement actions and preparing for them was a topic recently addressed by Kristiana Coutu, (non-practicing) attorney and CPA with the Center for Agricultural Taxation at Iowa State University. Coutu said Iowa livestock and dairy producers are becoming increasingly concerned about immigration enforcement and how it could impact their farms. She talked about why ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) could come to the farm, what happens when federal officials arrive on the farm, how employers can prepare and where to find additional information. Coutu ...

Columns

A houseful of memories

I have found that it’s difficult to clean out an ancestral farmhouse when history keeps getting in the way. Especially when it’s my family’s history. After delaying the chore for far too long, I have thrown myself into clearing out the home where my seven siblings and I grew up. A house ...

Hometown Cookin' Favorites

Soup’s On!

Fall is officially here. All around we see the signs — pumpkins, beautiful mums, corn shocks, combines busy in the fields and crimson and golden trees. It is my favorite time of the year. The hot summer days are over and cooler temperatures are here. Along with cooler temperatures, ...

Editorials

Celebrating National Pork Month

October has been designated National Pork Month. That makes it an especially good time to reflect on the importance of the pork industry to this state. It’s unlikely that anyone who lives in Iowa does not already know that pork production contributes mightily to the economic vitality of the ...