The Ag Secretary (Iowa’s own former governor Vilsack) lashed out at a budget proposal that is backed by the majority of the house republicans as a radical attack on USDA safety net programs. The floated 2025 budget would gore ox ...

Kicking the Can down the road. As predicted, Congress continues to avoid controversy during an election year. They have kicked the can down the road on the Farm bill through 2024. I am sure the extra months will be well ...

In Iowa, even if you are a confirmed spinster or bachelor, you can participate in a divorce of sorts. No , not talking about common law marriage (which is a thing in Iowa, but no, it isn’t based on years ...

Out west, because of how the railroad acquired property for its purposes back in the 1800s, the US government end up with a series of landholdings that are checkerboarded with private landholdings. Imagine a checkerboard where every black square is ...

What stage are you at? I believe that we have several stages of life when estate planning to consider. The first is the wonder stage. This is when you are just starting out and wondering about where life will take ...

The old country song about “that ain’t Country” coupled with a Supreme Court ruling about when something qualifies as hardcore porn that essentially says “I know it when I see it,” doesn’t quite get a handle on what portions of ...