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The dairy life

SPENCER — Spencer-based Jones Dairy will host its fourth “Breakfast on the Farm” June 21 from 7 to 10 a.m. at the dairy. Aaron Titterington, who co-manages the dairy with her brother, Nate Jones, said the reason they do it is simple — they want to promote the dairy industry as it is lived on their farm. “I feel like it’s an opportunity to be a farmer in this day and age when only 2% of the population grows up on a farm, so we want to provide that experience,” she said of the opportunity for attendees to come, eat and learn about a dairy farm, and have a dairy farm ...

Inaugural Choose Iowa Farm Crawl set

DES MOINES — Choose Iowa will host its inaugural statewide Choose Iowa Farm Store Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. This two-day event coincides with the Iowa Barn Foundation's (IBF) ...

AgState announces agronomy warehouse expansions

DES MOINES — Choose Iowa will host its inaugural statewide Choose Iowa Farm Store Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. This two-day event coincides with the Iowa Barn Foundation's (IBF) ...

Columns

Toughening in

“I just need to toughen in!” So said Old Frank, my new landlord at the time. I was 21 in the winter when I rented a small dairy farm, sight unseen, from Old Frank. Old Frank was several years past his 80th birthday when he and I first crossed paths in a waiting room. Frank was ...

Hometown Cookin' Favorites

Father favorites

Many will be preparing something special for the “man of the house” on Father’s Day. Many like steak. Those of you who prefer a home-cooked meal may want to try this recipe. Prime rib is offered bone-in or boneless at most grocery stores. If you choose the bone-in version, it will add ...

Editorials

Be sure to attend your county fair

Times change. Even so, there are a few constants in life. One is the pleasure provided by the county fairs that continue to be a highlight of summer in Iowa. For as far back as anyone who now lives in this part of Iowa can remember, these summer festivals have been much-anticipated and ...