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Iowa agricultural assessments increasing

Iowa agricultural land and buildings are assessed according to a productivity formula and not at market value. Commodity yields, prices, and expenses from the 2007 through 2011 crop years are used in the productivity formula to arrive at the assessed value. Productivity numbers are affected by ...

Iowa Premium Beef awarded $20 million fed tax credits

New Hampton banker John Rigler, chairman, Iowa Community Development (ICD) has announced the award of federal New Market Tax Credits for two major projects in Iowa.ICD awarded $20 million in tax credits to Iowa Premium Beef, the closed processing plant located in Tama.As part of this $87.5 ...

T-T Business, Farm & Home Show on tap for Saturday, March 23

Get set to see the latest in new products and ideas for farm, home and business. Lots of new innovations and ideas will abound tomorrow- Saturday, March 23, at the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Business, Farm and Home Show.Doors will be open from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Reinig-Toledo ...

Wilkersons, Restonic team up for new downtown mattress store

"We make over 100,000 mattresses annually in Toledo," said Ken Akers, Restonic representative.Now those products manufactured here can be purchased at Wilkerson Mattress and Bed Frame in downtown Toledo.Tom and Julie Wilkerson are hosting an open house at the new display store at 114 E. High ...

Junior Colleges now offer the LearningExpress Library

Improving the job search process, preparing for career certification, raising college entrance test scores, and improving 21st century basic skills are all possible with just the click of a mouse at the Ellsworth Community College (Iowa Falls) and Marshalltown Community College libraries.The ...

Northey explains new Animal Disease Traceability rule

DES MOINES Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is highlighting the requirements for Iowa livestock farmers under the Animal Disease Traceability rule that went into effect on March 11. The rule finalized regulations to improve the traceability of cattle/bison, equines, swine, ...

T-T Business, Farm & Home Show set for Saturday, March 23

There's something for everyone coming up at the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Business, Farm and Home Show set for next Saturday, March 23, at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center, 1107 Prospect Dr. Hours are 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.The big show with 35 exhibitors expected returns after a one-year ...

Four week Conservation Reserve (CRP) sign-up set for May-June

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. CRP has a 27-year legacy of protecting the nation's natural resources ...

Plan now for Tama-Toledo Chamber Business, Farm & Home Show

It's back and will be big with a large selection of new ideas and products for farm and home. That's the word from Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Coordinator Cassie Sokol.She said the show this year is set for Saturday, March 23, and will be held at a new location - the Reinig-Toledo ...

Chamber of Commerce welcomes King Tower owners

Members of the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce greeted the new operators of the King Tower Cafe in Tama on Thursday, Feb. 21. On hand were (left to right) Nancy Sund, Tama-Grundy Publishing, Byron Witt, Appraisal and Real Estate Services of Iowa, Brian Sokol, Tama County investment ...