10/02/25 Afternoon CommStock Report – For Better or Worse

Part 4 Conclusion The Bloomberg Businessweek article, which contended the premise that Iowa has not cleaned up its water quality on purpose, resulting in a health crisis, laid the general blame on “Corporate Ag” and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in particular. The IFBF has been very influential on this states’ political process. They are the largest farm organization in the state and are part of a very strong national organization. For clarity, I have been an IFBF member since I was 19 years old and am a client of their Farm Bureau insurance company. When I see what the Sierra Club and Peta have to say about corn and livestock production, I have no confusion about knowing what side that I am going to be on. The IFBF has never given me an award while the Iowa Farmers Union has. I think that we have larger issues to deal with than disagreements between farm organizations. Each and all farm organizations play a role in representing Ag interests. I am on the side of anyone on the side of Agriculture. We have so many enemies today we cannot be too picky about who our friends are. We need all of…