The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and Iowa Great Places Citizens Board extended its appreciation to the Tama County Economic Development Commission for their application seeking re-designation for Tama County as an Iowa Great Place. The review panel and board felt that Tama County's goals ...
DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November."It was a hot, dry weekend across the state and we expect that ...
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a $430,000 Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement with Swift Pork Company/JBS when it met July 10 in Marshalltown.The opportunity for the training agreement was uniquely provided by the Iowa Legislature (in its ...
DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November."Slightly above-average rain fall combined with consistently ...
The Farm Service recently announced a continuous CRP sign up for landowners beginning June 3 and ending on Aug. 23. Landowners will have the opportunity to sign up for a variety of options and some of them include grass waterways, filter strips, riparian buffers, and wetland restoration ...
Iowa Farm and Rural Life PollAMES - As the percentage of rented farmland in Iowa continues to grow, farmers are seeing a steady shift in who is responsible for what happens on the land.According to the "2018 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll," (SOC 3090) a publication of Iowa State University ...
AMES - As the percentage of rented farmland in Iowa continues to grow, farmers are seeing a steady shift in who is responsible for what happens on the land.According to the "2018 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll," (SOC 3090) a publication of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, 46% of ...
The Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has announced the addition of Savanna Lopez, Intern. Lopez's duties will include assisting with gathering field data and conservation planning. The SCWD promotes soil and water conservation through public education, commissioner development, ...
Traer native Brendon Boerm will be returning to Tama County to begin his dentistry practice. In early July he will be joining. Bob Pipho and Sarah Gingrich, all DDSs, in Dysart and La Porte City.Boerm is the son of Kurt (DVM) and Judy Boerm of Traer and the grandson of Ila Jean Boerm and the ...
Two of the most sought-after vehicles at the Riha Auto Sales auction on Saturday, July 27, were the red 1969 Thunderbird with 66 actual miles which brought $20,000 and the 1976 Ford Elite which is headed for California for use as a movie prop, auctioneer David "Spanky" Boldt said.