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Soil & water conservation week

Iowa Grundy Soil and Water Conservation District celebrates 75th Soil and Water Conservation Week!The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to announce the 75th Annual Soil and Water Conservation Week!The week is an opportunity to recognize the important conservation ...

Funding for Monarch butterfly habitat available to Iowa farmers

DES MOINES, IOWA-Iowa agricultural producers who want to increase habitat for Monarch butterflies on their land now have opportunities to receive funding for conservation practices that attract Monarchs.The Monarch butterfly has declined precipitously in recent decades, and is currently ...

Reminder: June 1 deadline for Century & Heritage farm owners to apply

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today reminded eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2016 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1, 2016. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 ...

Iowa Farm to School program celebrates new growing season

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today highlighted opportunities for Iowa students and Iowa schools to become involved in the Iowa Farm to School program through the "A Garden is the Way to Grow" initiative."We continue to see growing interest and engagement by both ...

Pella’s tulips celebrate an early spring

The Pella Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to invite you to "Double Your Days in our Dutch Village" this spring!If tulips are your main interest, a visit to Pella should be planned within the next two weeks. The spring warmth has persuaded the colors to arrive early this year. A ...

Volunteer event to plant trees in Eldora

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and partners are seeking volunteers to help plant over 2,000 trees on Wednesday, May 11, at Pine Lake State Park. South Hardin High school students will plant at Gunderson Nature Park in the morning, volunteers are sought to assist at the State Park from 2 to 5 ...

$3000 donation

Pat Knaack (left) and Todd Draper of Luethje Auto Sales, Gladbrook, recently presented a $3,000 donation to Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera to be added to the Sheriff's Office K9 Fund. The Sheriff's Office is in the process of purchasing and the training of a new dog to replace Niki who was ...

Modern Homemakers

The Modern Homemakers met at the home of Joan Bacon on April 12, on a beautiful spring day. Vivian opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes were read and corrected. Roll call, “Your favorite saying”, was answered by 11 members. Darlene informed us the May meeting will be ...