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Agriculture

Feed the Farmers held at Mid-Iowa

Farmers at the Mid-Iowa Cooperative, Midway location, were pleasantly surprised with a sack lunch provided by the Coop recently. Marshall County Pork Producers President and Mid-Iowa employee, Darrel Burt, grilled the delicious pork burgers. This is an annual event sponsored by the Coop to ...

Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team learns about beef genetics

MARSHALLTOWN – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) held its monthly meeting on October 1, 2023, at the Marshall County Extension Office. The team was honored to host guest speakers, Iowa State University professors, Dr. Miranda Culbertson and Dr. Brad Skaar. Dr. Culbertson first shared ...

Corn and soybean harvests continue ahead of schedule

As of Monday, about 16% of Iowa’s corn and 24% of its soybeans have been harvested so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For corn, that is about four days ahead of the five-year average. For soybeans, that is one day ahead of last year and even with the five-year ...

Tama Co. 4-H, FFA members exhibit livestock during 2023 Iowa State Fair

Tama Co. 4-H, FFA members exhibit livestock during 2023 Iowa State Fair Results roundup TAMA-GRUNDY PUBLISHING DES MOINES – Tama County 4-H and FFA members participated in livestock showcase events during the 2023 Iowa State Fair which was held August 10-20 this year at the fairgrounds ...

New Century FS receives ResponsibleAg certification

ALBION — New Century FS was honored recently by achieving certification from ResponsibleAg. The ResponsibleAg Certification Program is the only program in the nation that provides a voluntary comprehensive assessment of agricultural facilities that store and handle farm input supplies such as ...

Tama Co. farmer speaks at 2023 Farm Aid

NOBLESVILLE, IND. – Willie Nelson and family took the stage near midnight for the final musical set of the 2023 Farm Aid Concert held in Noblesville, Indiana, Sept. 22-23. It was all you could hope for as a conclusion to the two-day event, according to Berleen Wobeter, a Tama County ...

Tama youth to celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7

TOLEDO, IOWA – The anticipation is building for this year's National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will celebrate everything 4-H. The 2023 National 4-H Week theme is I [heart emoji] 4-H, which celebrates everything ...

12th annual Art Festival and Car Show colors downtown Reinbeck

REINBECK – It was a picture-perfect day in Iowa for last Saturday’s 12th annual Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show held downtown along Main and Broad streets. The festival was well-attended with many young families observed enjoying all the event had to offer including a free flower ...

Hayward Round Barn featured Sept. 16-17 on all-state barn tour

DYSART – The Hayward Round Barn located north of Dysart in Tama County is one of 72 barns – and one of a record eight round barns – to be featured this weekend on the Iowa Barn Foundation’s 2023 fall all-state barn tour. The self-guided tour is set to take place Saturday, Sept.16 ...

Hansen’s annual ‘Down on the Farm Breakfast’ set for Sept. 23

HUDSON – Come join the cows for breakfast! Tickets are on sale now for the Hansen’s Dairy annual Down on the Farm Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Hansen’s Dairy Tour Center, 8461 Lincoln Rd., Hudson. Enjoy a bounty of local food and farm activities during this family-friendly and ...