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Agriculture

Dairy Goat honors awarded at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES - Champions were named in the Dairy Goat Show judged Aug. 16 and 17 at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Area results below: DAIRY GOAT ALPINE 005 - 1 Year & Under 2 Years Old, Not in Milk 8 James Gethmann Gladbrook 164 - 5 Months & Under 6 Months Old -- born in February ...

Kubik Farm receives Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award

DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon recognized on Aug. 14 a total of 44 Iowa farm families including the Kubik family of Tama County with Iowa Farm Environmental ...

Tama County 4-H prepares youth to be ‘Beyond Ready’ in a world of change

TOLEDO – Enrollment opens on September 1 for Tama County 4-H. This year’s theme, "Beyond Ready," highlights the program’s dedication to building a generation that’s equipped for the future while being met where they are today. This year, 4-H is focused on helping youth be ready to lead, ...

Tama County 4-H kicks off Clover Kids program for K-3rd graders

TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is excited to announce that enrollment opens Sept. 1 for the 2024-2025 Clover Kids program, designed specifically for youth in grades K-3rd. Clover Kids offers a fun and engaging introduction to 4-H, allowing young children to explore their interests and develop ...

​​Four Women Managing Farmland Forums offered in September

AMES – Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in Atlantic, Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, from 10 a.m. ...

Rep. Hinson hosts Women in Ag roundtable

TAMA – As she reiterated near the end of her Women in Ag roundtable at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday, Aug. 6, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who grew up in the Des Moines area and now calls Marion home, isn’t a farmer and won’t ever pretend to be one. But the congresswoman, who ...

Hosek awarded Tama SWCD college scholarship

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Dylan Hosek of rural Traer has been selected to receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dylan is a North Tama graduate majoring in Applied Agricultural & Food Studies ...

‘Thank You for a Great Summer’ from Tama County 4-H

TAMA COUNTY – Over 600 K-12th graders participated in summer 4-H programs in Tama County this year and we want to say thank you! We say a huge thank you to our partnerships with the Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Chelsea, Clutier and Garwin public libraries. Thank you to Tama County ...