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🌱 How a Waverly farmer’s struggles signal Iowa’s looming farm crisis

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  • How a Waverly farmer's struggles signal Iowa's looming farm crisis

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  • Thursday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
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  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Brace for Losing Everything': Farm Crisis Fears Grip GOP in Iowa (rsn.org) — A Waverly farmer describes his operation as barely scraping by amid rising costs, tariffs, and high diesel prices, underscoring growing concern about an emerging farm crisis in Iowa. The piece links these financial pressures to President Trump's policies and explores how struggling corn growers could reshape upcoming statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Falls

  • A small-batch miso maker in Cedar Falls is crafting Japanese ingredients from Iowa farms (iowapublicradio.org)
  • Eastview marching band places first in Mankato (hometownsource.com)
  • Annual Texas Roadhouse Tip-a-Cop Fundraiser for Special Olympics Iowa to be held October 1 Across Iowa (rcreader.com)

Waterloo

  • John Deere Recalling 60-Plus Workers to Waterloo This Fall (agdaily.com)

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