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Opinion: All hog lots should be built in Mexico; be wary of Bookmeyer until he’s gone from office

This morning Mr. John Skipper warns us about the Bermuda triangle a.k.a. The Prestage debacle. It was John’s belief that the consternation caused by the Prestage proposal that was in lockstep with Bookmeyer and his puppet council shouldn’t be a deterrent to any current or future local aspirants with the urge to govern…..I disagree.

I think the orchestrated assault born in deceit behind closed doors with the eager cooperation of several accomplices such as the Chamber of Commerce, the North Iowa Corridor, the former Governor of Iowa and probably a few more that we will never know….or care. Don’t forget our side won…..but the final bill was unthinkable to those with with a heart, a functioning heart.

No, to set this catastrophic event aside will never occur, in fact I sincerely believe that it will span one or two books and maybe even a film that will illustrate the devastation that is the progeny of Big Ag. While we may live in an agricultural state and while we may be known as the breadbasket of the world, does not mean that there are not other people living here who are engaged in other endeavors.

The front page of today’s Des Moines Register is focused on farming and farms and the evolution of how agriculture is continuing to transform the face of our state. From my viewpoint I see ambition and greed overreaching the science and technology needed to process quantities being brought in that risk our environment.

By passing legislation that would ban the use of fast growth additives in the food we eat would be a start. Why couldn’t companies like Prestage contract with producers in Third World countries to raise hogs and chickens without chemical contributions. Mexico has the land and they have the knowledge. If they can make automobiles in Mexico they could be contracted to supply Prestage, who should build their facilities in Mexico. If this were done, eventually our poultry and pork would be chemically free leading to better health which could in turn reduce money being spent on healthcare.

Iowa could be the first agricultural state free of livestock. We all watch television, every home I believe has more than one television set; yet there are no television sets being manufactured in this state. Why couldn’t that translate into pigs and chickens? The truth is it could. Our supermarkets are loaded with produce raised in Mexico; fruit, berries everything imaginable comes into this country from across the border or offshore that ends up on your table.

Here at home, Bookmeyer and 4 of the 6 council members were ready to throw this city, this top of Iowa to the wolves for what I believe was centered on personal gain. What took place and how it was introduced should be textbook requirement for every would-be politician that wants to govern the way you live.

Peter Children
Mason City, Iowa


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