Jared Strong, senior reporter for the Iowa Capital Dispatch, a sister publication of the Mercury, has written about Iowans and the important issues that affect them for more than 15 years, previously for the Carroll Times Herald and the Des Moines Register. His investigative work exposing police misconduct has notched several state and national awards. He is a longtime trustee of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, which fights for open records and open government. He is a lifelong Iowan and has lived mostly in rural western parts of the state.
Federal ag officials are poised to enact new disclosure requirements for the poultry industry to give chicken growers a better understanding of their potential…
The attorneys general of 10 states, including Maryland, say the proposed rule would create more transparency in the poultry industry.