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Urban Plains Discover the overlooked stories of the Corn Belt. This is what you miss when you fly over.

Take a look at one of our newest stories, ‘A RAGBRAI Memory Box’ by Adelaide Kuehn. Discover the precious memories cycle...
21/01/2025

Take a look at one of our newest stories, ‘A RAGBRAI Memory Box’ by Adelaide Kuehn. Discover the precious memories cyclers hold on to after the seven-day bike trip.

Read “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” by Mack Swenson and Meghan Holloran. Learn about the Iowa Waste Exchang...
14/01/2025

Read “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” by Mack Swenson and Meghan Holloran. Learn about the Iowa Waste Exchange and how they are reducing landfills at Urban-Plains.com!

Read one of Urban Plain’s latest stories, “Farm-to-Table Restaurants: A Viable Alternative for the Food Industry?” by Da...
09/01/2025

Read one of Urban Plain’s latest stories, “Farm-to-Table Restaurants: A Viable Alternative for the Food Industry?” by David Freeman. Get the digest on Midwestern restaurants and hear their perspectives at Urban-Plains.com.

14/12/2024

How can you help the small, independent, family farmer? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow
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14/12/2024

How do CAFOs impact the environment, public health, and the economy? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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News Clip Credits:
ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow
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13/12/2024

How does this small town of 250 people feel about a proposed 12, 500 cows factory farm just over 3 miles from an elementary school? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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News Clip Credits:
ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow
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13/12/2024

What's it like living with almost 30,000 hogs in just 3 miles around this farm? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow
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12/12/2024

Are your politicians funded by giant livestock companies? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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News Clip Credits:
ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow

Image Credit:
Shutterstock; Gettyimages; Wikipedia commons; Flickr; Alamy; Dreamstime
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11/12/2024

Policies that helped small farmers 100 years ago are hurting them now. What happened? Investigate with Cassandra Schoene, and follow Urban Plains to learn more.
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News Clip Credits:
ABC News; CBS News; Heartland News; TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe; The Produce Reporter; PBS News; CUPS News; Democracy Now!; Inside Climate News; KCCI; Direct Action Everywhere; KCAU; NowThis; Iowa’s News Now; DelmarvaNow

Image Credit:
Shutterstock; Gettyimages; Wikipedia commons; Flickr; Alamy; Dreamstime
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09/12/2024

Factory farm to table: where does your food actually come from and at what cost? Follow Urban Plains to investigate with Cassandra Schoene.
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News Clip Credits:
ABC News
CBS News
Heartland News
TEDXUtica Gabriela Wolfe
The Produce Reporter
PBS News
CUPS News
Democracy Now!
Inside Climate News
KCCI
Direct Action Everywhere
KCAU
NowThis
Iowa’s News Now
DelmarvaNow
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It’s time to choose your favorite Urban Plains story! Every day, stories will be paired against one another on Urban Pla...
18/11/2024

It’s time to choose your favorite Urban Plains story! Every day, stories will be paired against one another on Urban Plains’ Instagram to earn the title “Story Champion.” Head over to on Instagram to select now!

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01/11/2024

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