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A podcast and substack exploring the connection between agriculture and public health.

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Conversation with the New Lede's Brian Bienkowski about the Farm Bill, Corporate Consolidation, and the current political situation in Iowa (opens the original)

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    Get more from Adam Shriver in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android<a class="install-substack-app-embed-link" href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_camp

  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    S3, E3 The Successful Fight Against A Factory Farm Polluting One of America’s Greatest Natural Treasures (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Canary in a Cornfield, I speak with Dane Schumacher of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance (BRWA). Dane began his career working for well-heeled legal firms, and even worked under Exxon in the wake of the Exxon-Valdez spill. But that experience awakened something in Dane, leading to a life of seeking meaning and working for the greater good. Dane joined the Peace Corps and then embraced a life of farming with his partner, and later, his keen investigative and analysis skills

  3. Issue · Aug 5, 2026

    S3, E2 Oxford Professor Paul Behrens on the Great Food Transformation (opens the original)

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    In this episode, Adam interviews Professor Paul Behrens of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford about his path from atmospheric physics and wind energy to food-systems research and a “great food transformation.” Professor Behrens explains how a biophysical lens clarifies the food system’s land, energy, and nutrient constraints, noting that food production dominates landscapes and that shifting high-income-country diets toward the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet could cut food em

  4. Issue · Jul 22, 2026

    S3, E1: The costs of nitrogen pollution (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Canary in a Cornfield, we talk with National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) soil scientist Dr. Daniel Rath about NRDC’s report “The Nitrogen Pollution Crisis” and the growing problem of nitrate contamination in drinking water, including acute issues in Des Moines and widespread impacts on wells and municipal systems nationwide. Dr. Rath explains why nitrogen is essential for crop yields and soil organic matter, how policies and incentives have driven over-application (with 4

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