Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.

The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.

Americans ... want leaders who share their values, understand their needs, and respect their intelligence.

Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy.

If we truly want an innovative and creative renewable fuel industry, then it needs to be challenged. And if we create a set of protections that allow it to not be as creative and innovative as possible, then we aren't doing a service to the industry or to the people of this country.

In 2011, agricultural exports hit a record high and producers saw their best incomes in nearly 40 years.

We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.