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	<title>Francis Thicke for Secretary of Agriculture - Iowa</title>
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	<description>Francis Thicke for Secretary of Agriculture. Help get Iowa Corn and Food away from oil. Sustainable solutions enable spill over effects for Iowa Jobs. Help the campaign receive national attention. Social Media is key to winning election. Help President Barack Obama create Change by Electing a Scientist, Farmer, and Educator to office.</description>
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		<title>Northey Can Find Feed Mill Oversight in Chapter 198</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Northey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decoster Farms Oversight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Egg Recall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Northey should reread Iowa Code Chapter 198 which specifies that a mill that sells feed or provides feed to a contract feeder is subject to licensing and inspection. By Iowa law, the contaminated mill should have been licensed and inspected.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrat Francis Thicke says Iowa Ag Secretary should step up, take responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/713/713/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food, Energy, and Agriculture Commentary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Northey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Recall Origin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francis Thicke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Northey denies that he has any authority related to the contaminated eggs, and he has given no indication that he wants authority in this arena.]]></description>
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		<title>Francis Thicke: Egg recall exposes vulnerabilities in industrial food system</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/francis-thicke-egg-recall-exposes-vulnerabilities-in-industrial-food-system/682/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/francis-thicke-egg-recall-exposes-vulnerabilities-in-industrial-food-system/682/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food, Energy, and Agriculture Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Northey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Recall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francis Thicke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Eggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Eggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secretary of agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Northey has touted egg production from hens in battery cages as an economic boom to Iowa and boasts that a single battery-cage facility in Iowa produces all of the eggs for McDonald’s restaurants west of the Mississippi River.]]></description>
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		<title>Thicke Wins Mock Election</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/577/577/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/577/577/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Democrat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secretary of agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I visited the Johnson County Fair on Thursday night and visited a booth holding a mock election of the November ballot.  The election results are in. The results were good for Democrats, perhaps to be expected in Johnson county. I was particularly pleased to see that I had beaten the Republican incumbent, Bill Northey, with 61% of the vote for me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My letter to the Editor</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/my-letter-to-the-editor/575/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/my-letter-to-the-editor/575/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a letter to the editor I wrote in response to a letter sent to a newspaper criticizing an article about me. Correcting State Agriculture Facts Letter to the Editor by Francis Thicke · July 28, 2010 I appreciate that Willard Salemink has joined in the discussion on the energy future of Iowa agriculture. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feed-In Tariff Policy for Wind and Solar Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/feed-in-tariff-policy-for-wind-and-solar-systems/523/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/feed-in-tariff-policy-for-wind-and-solar-systems/523/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food, Energy, and Agriculture Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Cashback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm scale wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feed in Tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy Incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Secretary of Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lower my energy bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money from utility company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Feed in Tariffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy production]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Typically, a Feed In Tariff policy targeted for solar and wind energy requires a utility company to purchase electricity from eligible renewable-energy sources at an increased price for a guaranteed period of time (typically 15 to 20 years).]]></description>
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		<title>Generating Profit from Untapped Wind Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/generating-profit-from-untapped-resources/472/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/generating-profit-from-untapped-resources/472/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Ideas and Renewable Energy Insights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central Iowa farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm scale wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investing in wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iowa elections 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profit from wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy profits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Profit from renewable energy. Small scale renewable energy systems save you money. Thinking about wind energy?]]></description>
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		<title>Funny Fan Made Political Campaign Poster for Iowa</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/funny-fan-made-political-campaign-poster-for-iowa/444/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/funny-fan-made-political-campaign-poster-for-iowa/444/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food, Energy, and Agriculture Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fan made political poster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francis Thicke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funny political flyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funny political photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hilarious campaign photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Candidates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iowa food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cows can swim. Dolphins can fly. Hilarious fan made campaign poster for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Stewart on Presidential Energy Rhetoric</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/jon-stewart-on-presidential-energy-rhetoric/263/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/jon-stewart-on-presidential-energy-rhetoric/263/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy Jon Stewart’s daily news with a comedic twist and are concerned that we never seem to get beyond talking about energy independence in this country, you will like Stewart’s review of the energy rhetoric of the last eight Presidents. Energy self-sufficiency for agriculture – and the country as a whole – is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pesticide Residues in Food Associated with ADHD</title>
		<link>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/pesticide-residues-in-food-associated-with-adhd/241/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/pesticide-residues-in-food-associated-with-adhd/241/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrancisThicke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADD in children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynn Goldman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryse Bouchard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pesticide residue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safe food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post (June 1) covered a new study on the connection between pesticide residues in food and ADHD in children. The study in the journal Pediatrics found that nearly 95% of children had at least one pesticide metabolite in their urine, and those with above average levels were more than twice as likely to [...]]]></description>
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