ESTHERVILLE — Iowa barns come in all shapes and sizes, colors and conditions — and Deanna Rohrer has taken photos of barns in all of these states and more. Rohrer, a retired Emmet County district conservationist from Estherville, said her interest in photographing barns began several ...
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has, formally expressed concerns regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approaching definition of “ultra-processed foods,” (UPF) which the organization says could be damaging for the pork industry. This is in light of ...
CLARION — The Hereford cattle gracefully grazing pasture ground at Grand View Beef are not just 100% grass fed and grass finished, but also are hormone-free, as well as traceable — something that’s incredibly important to the Severson family. The family has been farming near Clarion ...
Handling immigration enforcement actions and preparing for them was a topic recently addressed by Kristiana Coutu, (non-practicing) attorney and CPA with the Center for Agricultural Taxation at Iowa State University. Coutu said Iowa livestock and dairy producers are becoming increasingly ...
RUTHVEN — A piece of history hooked onto a John Deere 3046R utility tractor and created an event that older onlookers remembered, and younger onlookers drank in. Ruthven United Methodist Church members annually conduct a fall produce and bake sale fundraiser for their mission project of ...
JEFFERSON — When Chris Henning turned 18, the oldest of six sisters bid goodbye to her family’s farm without any plan of farming again. She could drive a tractor and tackle virtually any farm chore. But she couldn’t deny the pull of the land and, in 1991, returned to Greene County ...
NEVADA — In 1977, Bill Couser began farming with his dad in Story County, tending to 320 acres with livestock. Years later, the family business has grown to include a feedlot operation with 5,200 head, a main farm with more than 5,000 acres, a beehive operation, and three ethanol plants. ...
DES MOINES — For years, Bill Wolfe of Des Moines loyally, tirelessly served as a 4-H volunteer and at the Polk County Fair. His dedication led to him being inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame posthumously. Wolfe felt called to volunteer as a 4-H club leader and youth mentor, then as ...
From the moment a student entered the Webster County Fairgrounds food stand or participated in county food and nutrition programs, they were no longer just another 4-H’er. To Ivy Carnelley, they were her kids, and she used every moment to teach those kids how to make the world a better ...
