America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse
Sep 30, 2025

Video: America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse

Nitrate from fertilizer and manure befouls countless waterways and kitchen taps across the US. But unlike other big polluters, from petroleum to plastics, Big Agriculture has largely avoided responsibility for its dirty footprint. In no state is this arguably clearer than Iowa, where the multibillion-dollar corn industrial complex of farmers, food processors, tractor makers, chemical companies, ethanol producers and their lobbyists reigns supreme.
 

America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse

America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse

Nitrate from fertilizer and manure befouls countless waterways and kitchen taps across the US. But unlike other big polluters, from petroleum to plastics, Big Agriculture has largely avoided responsibility for its dirty footprint. In no state is this arguably clearer than Iowa, where the multibi... More
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