TAMA COUNTY – Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for two (2) Tama SWCD commissioners will be found on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, ...
MARSHALLTOWN – On Monday, Feb. 16, the GMG FFA Chapter sent nine members to the Sub-District Contest at Marshalltown High School, where students competed in Parliamentary Procedure, Ag Sales, Ag Radio Broadcasting, Job Interview, and Creed Speaking. The Parliamentary Procedure team earned ...
AREA – State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties on Wednesday, March 4, to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of agricultural conservation practices and partnerships between private industry, ...
TOLEDO – Each year, Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partners with Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) to help foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa high school seniors beginning college studies in natural resources or agriculture. Tama SWCD selects one applicant to ...
CHELSEA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 55th event, “Branch to Bounty: Fruit Tree Pruning.” It will be held on Monday, March 23, at the Ellen and Tom Upah farmstead, 2602 320th Street in rural Chelsea. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the presentation ...
IOWA – Two days after expressing frustrations over tariffs during a virtual roundtable event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP), a group of Iowa farmers, including Tama County’s Berleen Wobeter, expressed a sense of hope when some of those tariffs were struck down by the U.S. Supreme ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...
DES MOINES - Tama County 4-H joined youth from across the state on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, for Extension and 4-H Voices Day at the Capitol, an annual civic engagement experience that connects young leaders with Iowa lawmakers and offers an inside look at the legislative process. Tama ...
AREA – The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with the National Association of Conservation Districts and Conservation Districts of Iowa in celebrating Stewardship Week from April 26 – May 3, 2026. Kindergarten through 12th grade students who are homeschooled ...
AREA – Farmers and ranchers in Grundy, Black Hawk, Bremer, and Butler counties will be receiving $6.6 million in cash-back dividends returned by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). This marks the 22nd consecutive year FCSAmerica has returned a share of its net earnings to ...