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October 2024

Iowa Farmer Barb Kalbach on elections and more.
Iowa CCI Action leader discusses Iowa House races, as well as key issues she is concerned about during this election cycle.
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Could the House or Senate Majorities Be Determined by Rural Voters?
The Cocklebur on Congressional elections.
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Packers and Stockyards Act In-Depth
Missouri Rural Crisis Center's Tim Gibbons explains why the P&S Act is so important in taking on corporate power in livestock markets.
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September 2024

In Memoriam: Bill Heffernan
I wanted to share an obituary with readers of The Cocklebur today.
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Frackalachia.
The realities of the natural gas economy in Appalachia, according to Sean O'Leary of the Ohio River Valley Institute.
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"Better Listening"--USDA Grilled Over Failures in Tribal Food Assistance Programs.
A Joint Congressional Committee hears from Tribal leaders and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack over the crisis in federal food programs that serve…
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September Deadline Season Is Back!
For the second year in a row, Congress faces a potential Government shutdown and expiring Farm Bill at the end of September. Federal budgets important…
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August 2024

The Cocklebur Wants to Hear From You.
Tell us your pick for the Secretaries of Agriculture, Department of Interior, and the Environmental Protection Agency. No matter who wins the White…
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Rural Issues Featured in the Democratic Party Platform.
The platform contains significant attention to rural America, especially focusing on rural health care.
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Goodbye to "America The Beautiful." Hello to "Drill Baby Drill."
Project 2025 calls for a radical expansion of drilling and mining--along with gutting bedrock environmental protections--on hundreds of millions of…
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He's Rural. He's Progressive. He's Minnesota Nice.
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Vice Presidential Candidate for the Democrats.
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