MARSHALLTOWN — A four-session series, Women Marketing Grain, is being offered this March by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Marshall and Tama counties to assist women in learning how to market old- and new-crop corn and soybeans. Each of the four classes is three hours long, ...
Lilly Bru has been named the 2024 Iowa Pork Queen. Bru of Gladbrook, Abby Elsamiller of Waverly, and Aubrey Johnson of Iowa Falls were honored last week as the 2024 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team. They were selected during Iowa Pork Congress held in Des Moines. The Iowa Pork Producers ...
TOLEDO – Join Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) for its upcoming event, “Above, Below & Cattle: the ABCs of soil health and profitability.” It will be held on Tuesday, February 13 at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center, 1007 S. Prospect Drive in Toledo from 9 a.m. to 2 ...
Sun Courier note: Since this story went to press, Lilly Bru was crowned the 2024 Iowa Pork Queen. A story about her crowning will print in a future edition. GLADBROOK – Rural Gladbrook resident and GMG High School senior Lillian ‘Lilly’ Bru was recently announced as one of eight ...
The Iowa Farm Bureau’s "Take Root" program helps farmers develop a comprehensive, managed approach for their family farm’s continuation and growth from the roots up – helping ensure that what farmers are doing today will create an enduring legacy for future generations. Two ‘Take ...
Attention all Grundy County 2024 seniors interested in an agriculture career! The Grundy Center Community School District Foundation is offering an opportunity for scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Grundy County and are seeking a degree or training in an agriculture field, i.e. ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) recently donated $10,000 worth of pork Friday to help fight food insecurity in central Iowa. That translates to about 14,400 meals, divided between the Food Bank of Iowa and the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC). The Food Bank ...
On November 20, Gladbrook-Reinbeck FFA hosted their annual New Member Jacket Ceremony. At this ceremony, they were able to hand out personalized, official jackets to 16 of the new members in person (with 17 overall). They now have complete Official Dress, and will be able to look the part at ...
CLIVE – Six teams of Iowa youth won scholarships while participating in the Senior Division of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) Youth Swine Judging Contest. The event, which invites students from across the state, took place at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines the week of ...
The dry growing conditions of 2022 and 2023 have left some cattlemen with a short supply of hay and poor pastures that resulted in stored hay being fed during the summer. Tight hay supplies will likely lead to higher prices later in the winter-feeding period. Other feeds like corn silage and ...