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Agriculture

Celebrate ISU Extension and Outreach Week in Tama County

AMES – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 6-11. With county extension offices, specialists and staff located in all 99 counties, ISU Extension and Outreach connects Iowans throughout the state with education and resources. This celebration thanks Iowans for their ...

Naig tours water-quality conservation projects in Tama, Grundy counties

TAMA/GRUNDY COUNTIES – State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of agricultural conservation practices and partnerships between private ...

Werner, Murty announced as 2026 Tama SWCD scholarship winners

TOLEDO – Each year, Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partners with Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) to help foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa high school seniors beginning college studies in natural resources or agriculture. Tama SWCD selects one applicant ...

Iowa Environmental Council holds advocacy day at Capitol

Tackling the complex issue of the relationship between humans and the environment, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) held their Advocacy Day at the Iowa State Capitol on Feb. 25. The day consisted of education and training for any interested Iowan during a morning session and an afternoon of ...

Become a Soil and Water Conservation Commissioner

TAMA COUNTY – Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for two (2) Tama SWCD commissioners will be found on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, ...

Tama SWCD hosting free upcoming soil health event on cover crop management

TOLEDO – Join Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) for its upcoming event, “From Seed to Strategy: Intentional Cover Crop Management,” on Thursday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center. The workshop will feature several speakers focusing on ...

Tama County Pork Producers hold 2026 banquet

TRAER – The Tama County Pork Producers (TCPP) held the organization’s annual banquet and meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the Traer Memorial Building. Some 60 individuals were in attendance this year – a slightly smaller crowd than banquets past due to weather, illness, and ...

Iowa bill seeks to end constantly blinking red lights on wind turbines

DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...

Maker Space programming coming to a community near you

AREA – Looking for something for your kids to do on a no-school day? Join Tama County 4-H for Maker Space Programs in a community near you. Tama County 4-H invites families to participate in its hands on Maker Space program, offered on upcoming no-school days in communities across the ...