The Iowa State Fair is one of the best exhibitions of the state’s agriculture, so, naturally, our state legislators are out as well to represent our various commodity groups. Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson stopped by the IARN tent outside of the cattle barn to talk...
The Iowa Food and Family Project is located at the Iowa State Fair on the south side of the Varied Industries building just inside of the atrium. The project gives visitors a chance to learn about the food we consume in Iowa.The Iowa Food and Family Project is funded...
A wide variety of projects are on display here at the State Fair from many 4-H and FFA exhibitors. What many people think of is livestock, but there is a whole building full of static exhibits. It is year number three for the newly renovated Rastetter 4-H Building on...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Brian Feldpausch will honor 398 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair. The...
Last month, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig called the Iowa State Fair the “Super Bowl of Iowa Agriculture’, and so far, it hasn’t disappointed. We had a great Governor’s Charity Steer show and a great Bacon Buddies program. Not to mention the butter cow, eggs,...
In its fourth year at the Iowa State Fair, the Bacon Buddies show, a collaboration from the Iowa Pork Producers and the Iowa Special Olympics, saw another hugely successful event. But this event isn’t just limited to the Iowa State Fair- more and more county fairs are...
The annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair is a great chance for Iowa youth to compete for “best in show” while raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Brenda Miller Executive Director – Ronald McDonald House Charities of...
The 41st Governor's Charity Steer Show took place in the livestock pavilion on the State Fairgrounds this past weekend. Marcus Gaul from Strawberry Point was the owner of the steer shown by Governor Kim Reynolds.“My steer’s name is Frank the Tank we thought of that...
Eight farmers, including three incumbents, have been elected to the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) board of directors. The association’s 22 volunteer farmer directors represent the state’s nine crop reporting districts in overseeing the management and allocation of...
There isn’t a spot on the Iowa State Fairgrounds where you can’t look around and see food vendors. The smells come wafting down the street no matter the time of day or the weather conditions. Honestly, some of the offerings taste far better than they smell, but...
