In the November 3rd General Election, Tama County voters will choose whether to retain the current 5-member Board of Supervisors, or decrease the number back to 3. In November 2022 the vote to increase the Board to 5 was approved by 3,868 YES votes (62%) as opposed to 2,285 NO votes cast ...
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Some may say farmers are like Goldilocks with the weather where it is too wet or too dry, farmers must deal with the consequences. Coming off several dry years, this year has felt like living in the Amazon rainforest. Before this deluge of rain in ...
For most of his 92 years, Wendell Berry farmed his Lane’s Landing homestead in Henry County, Kentucky, using methods that embraced the land. He preferred draft horses to diesel-powered tractors and used crop rotation and manure fertilizer to naturally nurture his fields. The widely revered ...
Some of us have grown up knowing about the Bible all of our lives and because we grew up in a Christian family that valued it, we have taken for granted that it was true. Others of us have only casually known about the Bible and may see it as a bunch of stories about Jesus and nothing more. I ...
With harvest around the corner, fertilizer decisions are possibly being made by farmers. With fertilizer in front of corn, nitrogen is being applied. Without access to ample supply of manure, synthetic nitrogen is needed. Who is the go to? CF Industries. According to Farm Action, CF Industries ...
August is now behind us, school is back in session, and I’ve completed my first month as Chair of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. In August the Board approved an updated Employee Handbook. Department heads were invited to meet with our HR department over the last few months for ...
I heard it said recently that all taxpayers should want Government representation “closest to the people”. Question: Does your representation increase or decrease with Tama County divided into 3 Supervisor Districts versus 5 Supervisor Districts? Clearly your representation decreases and ...
As a family farmer raising two kids with my wife by Dysart, I follow state politics closely. I know firsthand how decisions made in Des Moines ripple down to our farms, our small businesses, and our kids' futures – from property taxes to ag policy to the health of our rural communities. ...
We live in a world that celebrates the idea that "all roads lead to heaven," but the teachings of Jesus being the only way to heaven remain counter-cultural. Today, many religions demand a grueling checklist of charitable deeds, rituals, or moral perfection to earn God's favor. Yet, the ...
Two hundred and fifty years ago, America was founded on the revolutionary idea that individuals are endowed with inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Americans are called to uphold this sacred inheritance to ensure our founding principles are carried from one ...