SPENCER — Clarity on tax preparation and planning for 2026 took center stage with the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) starting things off at the 41st annual Northwest Iowa Ag Outlook in Spencer. Eric Hofland, consultant with Northwest Iowa Farm Business Association, briefly ...
SPENCER — The message of the day at the tax law changes session of Ag Outlook 2026 was — plan ahead. A panel of tax preparers and other legal professionals encouraged those in attendance to not only plan ahead to save money and tax dollars in their farming operations, but to do it so they ...
WEBSTER CITY — It’s a milestone in the making as Van Diest Supply Company prepares to celebrate its 70th year in business in the fall of 2026. The now-sprawling agri-business just west of Webster City on old Highway 20 all started for the simplest of reasons, and one that remains highly ...
WEBSTER CITY — At Van Diest Supply Company, it’s more than just family, and more than just one family. It’s a place where multiple generations of many families have come to build a life. To mark the company’s 70th anniversary, it’s worth looking beyond the Van Diest family, to ...
When living on a farm, predators can come in all shapes and sizes. From coyotes, birds of prey, racoons, opossums, mink, and other domesticated animals, predators in Iowa make it their business to locate where their next available meal might come from. According to the most current USDA ...
WEBSTER CITY — Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig’s stop in Webster City in January to view the Career Ag Academy was like a visit with old friends and family. Because it was. Naig grew up on a family farm in northwest Iowa near Cylinder. He was obviously at ease touring the ...
A Webster County couple that has raised pigs, corn and soybeans for 40 years has received a top state award for Iowa livestock farmers who demonstrate outstanding animal care, environmental stewardship and a strong commitment to their community. Gregg and Liddy Hora were presented the Wergin ...
More than 90 years have passed since the first FFA chapter was assembled in Iowa. Current state officers are wrapping up their term with the Iowa FFA, which serves more than 20,600 student members belonging to 270 local FFA chapters. Three of those FFA leaders reflected on the past year ...
KANSAS CITY — When Mark Beemer attended his first National FFA Convention in his long-ago high school days, he never imagined that Kansas City would become his home. In those days of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kansas City still hosted the huge convention of young, blue-jacketed FFA ...
WEBSTER CITY — FFA is a family tradition for the Eggers family of rural Webster City. At least three generations have been active in the FFA Chapter here, and even more generations have built a Century Farm legacy in Independence Township. At 17, Leland Eggers is the latest generation to ...
