Molly Hunter

Farmers Pushing Their Point About Dicamba Regulation In State Complaints

Normally, Story County soybean farmer Kevin Larson said, he would resolve a dispute with a neighbor privately. Instead, he went to the Iowa Pesticide Bureau in 2017, just like a lot of other Iowans did.

By Molly Hunter

/ 11 Apr 2019

Farmers Pushing Their Point About Dicamba Regulation In State Complaints

High-Grade Cropland Gives Way To Urban Growth In Iowa - At Least Where There's Growth

Urban expansion, at least in the few areas where Iowa cities are growing, is eating up some of the state’s best farmland. The urban growth is part of a national trend in which good farmland is lost to new residential neighborhoods.

By Molly Hunter

/ 14 Nov 2018

High-Grade Cropland Gives Way To Urban Growth In Iowa - At Least Where There's Growth

Strong Mid-Term Turnout In Many Iowa Counties - One Ran Out Of Ballots

Voters showed strong interest in this year’s mid-term election in Iowa, so much so that one county ran out of ballots, election officials from across the state said when IowaWatch contacted them today.

By Molly Hunter and Lauren Wade

/ 6 Nov 2018

Strong Mid-Term Turnout In Many Iowa Counties - One Ran Out Of Ballots

When Being A Family Farm Doesn't Mean Squat In The Government's Eyes

Small family-run farms that raise organically, without genetically modifying crops or by reducing their use of pesticides and antibiotics, are such a small part of the federal government’s definition of a family farm that they often are lost in the crowd when it comes to government and industry supp

By Molly Hunter

/ 16 Sep 2018