Each year the Tony Hayek Memorial Award is presented at the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Junior Classic to the exhibitor of the Champion Bred and Owned Gelbvieh Heifer. This year's recipient at the 2023 AGJA Great Dakota Classic held in Huron, South Dakota, was Lily Judd of ...
Ten students from the Union High School agriculture program recently returned from 10 days on the Emerald Isle, enjoying an educational tour organized by high school agriculture instructor Adam Sacquitne. They were joined by another ag student from Benton Community High School and Maureen ...
Tama Co. 4-H Club members whose 2023 static/non-livestock projects were selected for the Iowa State Fair during this year’s county fair are pictured at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. The state fair takes place from Thursday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 20 this year. Local 4-H members’ ...
DES MOINES – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Matt Russell, today announced that 46 Iowa Counties are now authorized for emergency haying or grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year 2023.The 26 counties ...
TOLEDO – Summer is coming, and many families are growing home gardens. Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve food borne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say specialists with ...
GLADBROOK – The Crowning of the 2023 Tama County Fair Queen took place on Tuesday evening, July 11, at the Tama County 4-H Fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Mistresses of Ceremonies for the evening were 2022 Tama County Fair Queen, Kaylynn Murty, and 2021 Tama County Fair Princess, Kaylea Duden. ...
GLADBROOK - Tama Co. 4-H Club members whose 2023 static/non-livestock projects were considered during this year’s county fair for the Iowa State Fair are pictured at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Congratulations!
GLADBROOK – The 2023 Tama County Fair took place last week on the fairgrounds in Gladbrook and as in years past, was another fantastic week of family fun. Unlike some other county fairs in Iowa, Tama County’s fair is a true livestock fair centered on the farm and the family. From the ...
GLADBROOK – Adelyn Sienknecht of Garwin was crowned the 2023 Tama County Fair Queen this past Tuesday evening at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidate Emily Hulme of Clutier. Sienknecht received her title from the 2022 Tama Co. Fair Queen, ...
DES MOINES – Isabelle Schroeder, from Odebolt, Iowa, has been selected to conduct research for Drake University. Isabelle will be a senior at Drake and is majoring in Clinical and Medical Sciences. She will be applying for medical school at the end of the summer and her ultimate goal is to ...