Iowa Farm Bureau Day begins tomorrow

by | Aug 14, 2017 | 5 Ag Stories, News

The Iowa State Fair is in full swing. Tuesday is Iowa Farm Bureau Day. Craig Hill is President of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Hill says Farm Bureau Park will have free health screenings.

?Folks can drop by from 9:00am to 3:00pm in the afternoon and get a dental, hearing, or blood pressure checks all free of charge. We are also going to have staff here to talk about animal production and production agriculture answer people?s questions.?

The famous cookout contest also takes place early in the morning.

?Some might even arrive at 3 in the morning but we have half of Iowa?s counties involved in that with a youth, pork and beef division. We?ve done this for a number of years with a great turn out but we will give away free samples until noon,? Hill says.

Hill says awards will be given to the winner. Iowa Farm Bureau?s message at the fair this year is ?farmers produce more than produce?.