 I sit before you now, the great-grandson of a dirt-poor Italian coal miner. That's the story of America. That's the story of Iowa. He joins the state appeals court. He had served as a public defender for the state of Minnesota before joining a family-owned law firm in Spirit Lake. Federal emergency funding. Dairy farmers are required to discard milk from sick cows to prevent the spread of pathogens. Executive Director of the USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency, Matt Russell, says expanding the program creates an incentive for dairies to get tested.