On Friday, July 22, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) visited with members of the Tama County chapter of Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) on a farm near Traer. Hinson met with Tama County WLL founder Melody Bro and farmer-member Rebecca Dostal, who opened her farm alongside her husband Calvin. ...
A field day focusing on soil health in grazing systems sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Learning Farms was held on the rural Traer farm of Ray and JoEllen Kubik* on July 6. The Kubiks raise cattle with Alex and Lisa Kubik, and Jordan and Sierra Hagedon. The event drew close ...
In the wake of last month’s swearing-in of new park officer Riley Conrad and the recent hiring of naturalist intern Coralee Bodeker, another new hire is now on the horizon for Tama County Conservation as naturalist Brendan Kelly recently announced his plans to resign. During the July 6 ...
If you’ve ever been out hiking and noticed a tiny volcano made of mud, you’ve seen the home of a mudbug! Actually, mudbug is just another name for crayfish...just like crawdad or crawfish! Iowa boasts eight species of crayfish, but in this article, we’re going to talk about three species ...
Each year, Iowa 4-H Club Community Involvement projects are sponsored by Pioneer and the Iowa 4-H Foundation in conjunction with Iowa 4-H and Youth Programs. Pioneer provides up to $5,000 to selected 4-H clubs in Iowa. Awards are made directly to the clubs through the Iowa 4-H Foundation. ...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms are offering three field days focused on soil health in grazing systems. In these hands-on field days, attendees will learn how to assess soils on their own properties. Each location will feature a soil pit with discussion of ...
The Tama County Soil and Water Conservation District office recently announced its 2022 Stewardship Week Poster Contest winners. This year's theme was "Healthy Soil, Healthy Life." The countywide winner was Union fourth grader Cooper Youngblut. Youngblut attends Dysart-Geneseo Elementary in ...
The Annual Spring Field Day at the ISU Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm in rural Nashua will run from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub, will kick off the program, by providing his insights on crop weather and trends ...
The monthly meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation began in a celebratory manner this past Wednesday, June 1, with the official swearing-in of Riley Conrad as a full-time Tama County Park Officer. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne announced during the regular May meeting that he ...
A prairie plant propagation story four painstaking years in the making came full circle on Thursday, May 26, at UNI’s Irvine Prairie in northwest Benton County thanks to the assistance of a pair of Union High School science classes. The Irvine Prairie – a 77-acre prairie-in-progress ...