by Andy Petersen | Sep 28, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Wrapping up Iowa’s County Fair and Festival season with our final royalty visit, always a popular attraction and feature at Iowa’s County Fairs and Festivals. Emily Ingalls is serving as National Cattle Congress Queen this year from Van Horn, and she says it’s...
by Andy Petersen | Sep 26, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Some great work being done in the watersheds to improve Iowa’s water quality and the Iowa Ag Water Alliance is recognizing Iowa Watershed Award winners from Northeastern Iowa. Josh Balk is the Watershed Coordinator for Dry Run Creek with the Iowa DNR and one of...
by Andy Petersen | Sep 25, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Telling the story of Iowa agriculture to attendees at Iowa’s County Fairs and Festivals who are not directly connected to agriculture. One guy that’s been doing it for a while farms near Dysart as his family has done for over 170 years is Bob Hill, or as he’s...
by Andy Petersen | Sep 22, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Anticipation building for full scale harvest to begin across the state. Certainly that happens every year as we reap the rewards of our efforts yet this year it comes with a bit of trepidation this year as well with the dry weather and a concern for yield results....
by Andy Petersen | Sep 21, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Wrapping up County Fair and Festival season in Iowa and what a fitting grand finale. One of the most traditional events is the National Cattle Congress. The 113th National Cattle Congress runs through Sunday on the north side of Waterloo and Jim Koch, General Manager,...