There are many ways to be a good neighbor, for Iowa's farmers, it is an important part of telling their story. Brian Waddingham is the executive director for the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers he says their group was made by farmers to support farmers and that means advocacy and implementing best management practices. Guest host and farm broadcaster, David Geiger hosts in this Saturday special.

As farmer technology improves, diversification becomes more possible. Farmers are specializing, conservation practices become more common, and there's a scientific approach to the best location of livestock barns. Waddingham says they want to grow the livestock industry successfully and responsibly.

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Painters from across the state of Iowa are coming to Madison County for a fascinating real-time art challenge. They will be assigned mystery landscape locations in the area and paint their assigned scene under time constraints all with a live audience. Sarah Pugh, the Executive Director of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce explains what this "Plein Air" event is all about.

Pugh says artist canvases will be checked and stamped on arrival and they will be assigned mystery locations. Without any preparation, artists will travel to that location and begin painting. And you can watch. At the end of their 4 hour time limit, they will be selling the art. You can experience the entire thing from beginning to end, and buy the result.

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Adam Steen is running for Iowa Governor. Appointed by Governor Reynolds in 2021 to lead the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, he announced his candidacy for Governor this week and says he's running as "the faith guy." But what does that mean?

Steen left no room for confusion. He explains why his faith matters to him, and explains how it would impact his Governing decisions. He explains his views on life beginning at conception, and he explains his belief in property rights as they relate to Carbon pipelines.

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Camp Creek Organic Produce owner, James Nisly is the Iowa's organic farmer. Nisly discusses why transitions to organic farms is hard, how soil health translates to your nutrition, and how his efforts to provide healthy organic food for Iowa schools are being opposed by the US Government.

Starting in 1998, Nisly was one of the first to go organic in Iowa. Only recently, has the world caught up with what new research is starting to show: organic food is more nutritious. Nisly discusses many topics in organic farming, one of which is providing healthy organic produce for kids through school meals. Toward the end of the interview he reveals the DOD is subsidizing non-organic and processed food for kids, making organic equivalents higher in cost by comparison.

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Do you know what risks are present in your own neighborhood? Probably not says Director John Benson, of The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. He gives advice for every Iowan in case of an emergency, because in many cases the Cavalry can't make it until it's too late.

Director Benson says the Iowa, FEMA, and help will eventually get to you, but it's up to you to hold out until they arrive. He discusses flood preparedness, what changes the state if making to ensure floods happen less, and how emergency alert systems are changing as technology changes.

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As KCCI turns 70 years old, Cynthia Fodor & Steve Karlin come into the studio to take a walk down memory lane and discuss moments that defined them, and the station. The dynamic duo are known far beyond just their Iowa coverage, often leading national news cycles due to their Presidential access and finger on the USA pulse.

Karlin and Fodor discuss Democrat party pain leaving Iowa, the rise of citizen journalists, and career-defining moments that Iowans never saw on TV. They explain their favorite Iowa State Fair moments and answer the big question everyone asks: what are they doing with their time now?

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If you think Mayor Tom Phillips is joking as he petitions Buc-ee's to build their first Iowa location in Norwalk, you're wrong. He's serious, it's not a PR stunt. And if you talk to him about the Norwalk master plan, it all makes sense. Mayor Phillips discusses the beloved convenience store, their growing school district, and discusses a major hush-hush $500M project.

Norwalk has grown 43% since 2010 making it the 6th faster growing state in Iowa. Houses and businesses are growing at a fast rate, and data centers are eying the area with excitement. Phillips discusses challenges to their annexation plans, interstate designation, a new library, and addresses a large plot of land Hy-Vee bought. Are they coming or not?

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MAHA, seed oils, glyphosate, nitrates, corn syrup, ethanol, processed foods, and carbon pipelines? Suddenly, Iowa has become the center of many of the political hot button issues driving the national conversation. Farm broadcaster David Geiger discusses the implications for Iowa farmers now and in the future.

Just last week, The Iowa Soybean association warned congress on trade risks and what they're calling "MAHA misinformation." As partisan lines get blurred and debates heat up, how do farmers feel and do they swing one way or another? Geiger breaks down all the issues. He says as political sides are formed and fights rage, their view is simple: show us the data.

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The Des Moines Register has built a massive amount of national respect for decades. The new Editor in Chief Rachel Stassen-Berger discusses restoring media trust, the Selzer Poll debacle, and answers a common Republican complaint: do they have a left-bias?

Political operatives have long-recognized the Register as a political powerhouse and Stassen-Berger is well aware of the legacy. She addresses challenging questions and details how she plans on building trust. Gallup records Americans trust congress more than they trust the national media—a fact Stassen-Berger is well aware of and plans to change.

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Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack needs a bigger business card. The newly minted CEO of the World Food Prize just completed his second White House cabinet run under President Joe Biden, previously serving in the Obama administration. Vilsack discusses food health and gives his perspective on President Biden's mental acuity in office.

As new CEO of The World Food Prize, Governor Vilsack has moved on from politics and is now focusing on The World Food Prize and Iowa Hunger Summit on July 16th. He explains why having The World Food Prize in central Iowa is a major blessing, and many Iowans have no idea this global gem exists downtown Des Moines.

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