Jacob Bolson

@NickvRich @NicoleStecklein @pedersoncasey If the 10 day is remotely close to accurate, I can already predict the topics that will be in @nciacrops’s next newsletter.

@NicoleStecklein @pedersoncasey What do you think about the temps for the following week?

Finally some action in central Iowa it feels like we have been on rain delay for two Months

@pedersoncasey Hardin County here. Yesterday I went to Jackson, MN and roughly west of Albert Lea, spring planting is in full force. Meanwhile, I don’t see us turning a wheel until end of the week.

@steffensenry25 @ElliottHenders7 @buperac @ZachLahn Who would have thought, someone actually driving the difficult conversation about investor & religious institution acquisition of Iowa farmland, accelerating consolidation & rural community degradation. Thank you @ZachLahn!

@buperac @ElliottHenders7 almost like @ZachLahn is onto something getting the land back into the hands of those who farm it

348 million acres of farmland was rented out in the USA in 2024, 79% was from non-farmers. “Here's what stands out: 95% of those rented acres are fully paid off. The average non-farming landlord is 69 years old, and more than a third are 75 or older. This older generation controls more than 40% of the acreage, rent, and total asset value while carrying just 20% of the debt.” How could young people get into farming or young farmers expand?

@SullyBusiness @Starbucks @7BrewCoffee 1. 7 Brew has more choices for kids. 2. 7 Brew focuses on drinks and stays out of culture debates 3. 7 Brew has clearly studied Chick-fil-A’s techniques for hammering vehicles through the line versus sitting in the Starbucks line for 25 minutes.

These days @Starbucks is being absolutely mogged by @7BrewCoffee. @Starbucks : 1 car in the drive through lane. @7BrewCoffee: 12 cars in the drive through.

@corn_porkNbeans @FixnandFarming You can find them used but for what they bring (usually in the $1000 vicinity), it’s worth buying new so you know what you have.

@JacobBolsonIowa @FixnandFarming Anyone have a link to one of these magical things?

Alright 3pt planter people. I’ve never planted with one. I don’t need the lift assist on the 8420. My question is leave them on with floating top link, or take off and fix the top link and set it and forget it? #plant26

@FixnandFarming @corn_porkNbeans What Dana said…

@corn_porkNbeans @JacobBolsonIowa You thank us later after getting one. I will never own another tractor without.

@MBousselot @RobSandIA Says the guy who is Bruce Rastetter’s personal advocate in the legislature; no thanks. And I’m a deep conservative, not a “lib.”

Rob Sand wanted access to private attorney client info. Supreme Court said NO. @RobSandIA wanted access to your personal private health information. Like if you were vaccinated. The Iowa Legislature said NO. In November, Iowa needs to say no to this big government lib.

@Runninrails @SteveDeaceShow @RandyFeenstra @adamsteen I am also a deep conservative and 10+ years of rural public school board service. We don’t ask for more money for fun; we ask for more money so that we can continue running an already-lean operation.

I don't disagree with that at all. It's a very nuanced problem to be able to make the voucher system work in the long-term. I love the concept of it. I love the idea of having autonomy over your own money. But my wife is a public school board member that got involved as a conservative and the budgetary realities for rural schools (not the easy to criticize DMPS) are impossible to ignore.

When I was first told @RandyFeenstra took this position against Christian education I couldn't believe it, either, but it's true. Absolutely inexcusable.

@bobvanderplaats @RepFeenstra What about private schools filtering based upon academic performance, IEPs, ELLs, etc., Bob? Example:

This @RepFeenstra is slippery slope. Dangerous for private schools and parental rights. “I’m supportive of the idea of ESAs (Education Savings Accounts),” Feenstra said. “I just will say this: that every school has to make sure they take every child." siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-reg…

@Runninrails @SteveDeaceShow @RandyFeenstra Private schools being able to filter who they accept is a problem and Republicans are recognizing it. Academics, IEPs, ELLs, etc. With that said, I do agree with @adamsteen that forcing a Christian school to accept a student with conflicting religious beliefs is a problem.

Steen is a better candidate. Feenstras people know public opinion is moving on vouchers and he's trying to get ahead of it. Rural schools are getting hit too hard, too fast by budget cuts. 90% of Iowans still use public school. The concept is great, but the math doesn’t work for the betterment of the general public.

@FrancesPatano I grew up with Rob and do believe he is a true moderate, not a Sanders or Newsom nut job. There are many, many things I disagree with Rob on but if Feenstra wins the R primary, Rob gets my vote.

All gas, no brakes. We’re flipping Iowa.

@DeaceOnline @adamsteen Republicans in Iowa fully understand that private schools being able to filter which students are admitted is very bad optics for “educational freedom.” Feenstra is the first to almost publicly admit it.

Feenstra will either lose to Rob Sand or betray you like this if he fools you into voting for him. Vote @adamsteen!

@FoulkShay Which specific pea did you plant, Shay?

Winter peas on 30” looking good - Spring strips today.

@owengreeno @IowaStandard Explain. Today private schools are empowered to reject any student they want, all while still accepting ESAs. Meanwhile, public schools are required to accept every student.

@IowaStandard This would for all intents and purposes would kill the program. Screwing over thousands of Iowa parents.

Feenstra: Private Schools Should “Take Every Child” — Raises Questions for ESA Program dlvr.it/TRxNTK

@NickRCurrie If you’re not losing soil, you’re a statistical outlier.

You’re wrong and retarded.

@ZachLahn @ElliottHenders7 Imagine a world where the health of rural Iowa was actually a priority.

We can solve this. And in fact, Robert Ray tried to prevent this. We already have anti-corporate farming laws (9H) on the books that he signed in the 1970s. Unfortunately, they have been not enforced and need to have loopholes closed. Bottom line is we need to completely revamp and enforce the 9H laws. Close all loopholes allowing institutional investors (pension funds, trusts, nonprofits) not actively engaged in farming from owning Iowa farmland. Delete 9H.4 exceptions that have allowed institutional investors to buy land - limit fiduciary trusts to active farming operations only. Greatly tighten acreage caps & add phase-out rules requiring non-farming institutions to divest holdings over 5 years. This would transition land ownership back to family farms, and stop corporate/institutional takeover of our family farms. Basically, this would do what Robert Ray and the legislature intended in the 1970s. We can now very clearly see why they were trying to stop this. It’s on us to follow through. This will be one of my major initiatives in my first term.

Talk with them all you want but it’s time to burn the ships @ZachLahn there should be no deal other than liquidation. This type of ownership only amounts to your constituents in servitude.

@ZachLahn @Iowacrops Come to Hardin County, Zach, where the Mormons acquired 1000+ acres in 2025 alone. desmoinesregister.com/story/money/ag…

It is a much bigger issue than even I realized with Deseret. I’m clearly opposed to this exact kind of out of state land holding and it has to be majorly disincentivized. As an aside, I have friends in LDS leadership that are very very good people. Have already requested a meeting with Deseret to discuss this situation.

While where on the land topic @ZachLahn , What do you think of Deseret trust and the Church of Latter—Day Saints buying up thousands upon thousands of acres of Iowa farmland?

@BobGunzy @rustbeltkid1 Someone will spend $25K to bulldoze a farmstead in the name of farmability while also complaining about rural population decline and the degradation of our rural communities. 🤦‍♂️

Many do not realize how many farmsteads have been lost over the last 70 years in the Midwest. To determine the change, I mapped out the locations of farmsteads that existed in the 1950's for my SC IA township using the Iowa Geographic Map Server. ortho.gis.iastate.edu (1/5)

@MrDanielBuck Correction: public education is legally required to educate all children whereas private schools are empowered to filter which students are admitted.

Public education will sacrifice the learning of an entire class so it never has to deal with the discomfort of disciplining one kid