by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 18, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Agriculture is on full display at the Iowa State Fair. You can come down to the barns and see the cattle, hogs, pigs, sheep, and poultry. You can go to the animal birthing center and see baby animals that have been born recently or even born at the show. However, one...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 17, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Fertilizer prices are high.Now, on to new business.As we are riding the second half of the Iowa State Fair, we also know that it won?t be long and the combines will hit the field, tillage will start to happen, and we will be setting the stage for next year?s growing...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 16, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa State Fair is probably one of the greatest meetings of agriculture that there is in the state. All the commodity groups are here together and can talk about what they can do to help each other out, where they have common ground, where they have differences,...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 15, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It?s a tradition almost as old as I am, and it has been bringing attention to the Iowa State Fair and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa for four decades. This past Saturday they celebrated the 40th iteration of the Iowa Governor?s Charity Steer Show (IGCSS)....
by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 12, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When you find something that works, you stick with it. That is precisely what the Iowa Turkey Federation has been doing for the past four decades. This year they are celebrating their 40th year selling delicious Iowa-grown turkey products at the Iowa State Fair.When...