Beth Hoffman
Journalist at Freelance
Food. Agriculture. The little guy. Prof + Journalist, now Farmer. "Bet the Farm" is a deeply personal look into the economics of agriculture @islandpress.org
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1 month ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Beth Hoffman
Beth Hoffman writes on behalf of the Iowa Food System Coalition, a group of more than 40 food and agriculture organizations in the state of Iowa. For too long, we have ignored the importance of serving healthy meals in schools and teaching our kids about the wide array of agricultural opportunities available to farmers here in Iowa. Yet, in the Iowa Legislature, Senate File 525 — while seeming to propose these improvements — does neither.
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2 months ago |
cityweekly.net | Beth Hoffman
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all. Title: Raid LogicAuthor: Beth HoffmanDate: Mar.
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Nov 1, 2024 |
albianews.com | Beth Hoffman
This year on Nov. 5 I will be doing my third stint as a poll worker in my rural town of Lovilia, Iowa. Working the polls is an often overlooked part of our democracy, a roll many more should consider for themselves, particularly if they are concerned about how elections work. Understanding the process is a natural outcome of participation.
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Sep 26, 2024 |
desmoinesregister.com | Beth Hoffman
Beth Hoffman has reported on food and agriculture for more than 20 years. Well, here we are again. The corn and soybeans drying in the fields look great, and reports of high yields are front-page news. Yet, alongside the stories of a robust impending harvest are features explaining how the price of commodities is dropping steadily and is expected to stay low for years to come.
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Jun 13, 2023 |
audiobooks.com | Beth Hoffman
Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home in San Francisco, and plenty of close friends and family. Yet in her late forties, she and her husband decided to leave the big city and move to his family ranch in Iowa-all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019.
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The problem is not just home insurance--farms are suffering too. But tax payers are covering 65% of crop insurance (and Grassley, et al want that to be 85%). I wrote about it here: https://t.co/kvRHQwj0D1 @Mikiebarb
Excited about my latest story in @AmbrookResearch about What the Neighbors Think. Spoiler alert: they don't care how we farm! https://t.co/okGahZargS
RT @Jesse_Hirsch: When Beth Hoffman and her husband moved from the Bay Area to farm sustainably in rural Iowa, they tried some things their…