Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Barns of Iowa, featuring historic barns in 37 counties in Iowa. MARCUS — When Bob Hoefling told his daughter he would have their family barn in shape for her graduation party — she laughed at him. “It was ...
HUMBOLDT (ISU E) — Drainage main upgrades on farms has emerged as a concern in the past couple years; including addressing drainage water quality. A day-long regional workshop has been scheduled on March 30 by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach at the Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt. The workshop will focus on USDA wetland compliance, nutrient cycling in soils, and discussions on controlled drainage, bioreactors, saturated buffers, and managing drainage water quality with wetlands, economics of tiling, drainage laws, and drainage district main upgrades. The day will ...
Sandra Hollingsworth’s lifelong love of dance began with a 75-cent pair of tap shoes. “My dad was a tapper and my friend sold me a pair of shoes for 75 cents,” Hollingsworth recalled. “And because I already had the shoes and my dad was teaching me a little bit, I decided to go to ...
CLEAR LAKE — Matt and Norma Schiller were living in Mason City where Matt worked as an emergency room doctor and Norma as a pediatrician. “We were interested in a place in the country,” said Matt Schiller. Matt Schiller grew up on an acreage north of Waterloo at Dunkerton and Norma grew up on a farm near Burt. “She knows about as much about farming as I do, probably a little more,” said Matt Schiller. After living in Mason City for six to eight years they bought an acreage north of Clear Lake in 1998. The ten acres had a house, barn, hog house, corn crib, silo, and was in ...
When Sunderman Farm Management Co. acquired Taylor Land Management in January, it didn’t spell retirement for Brent Taylor, the former owner of Taylor Land Management. Instead, Taylor has joined Sunderman Farm as a certified rural appraiser. And he plans to stick around for as long as ...
Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Barns of Iowa, featuring historic barns in 37 counties in Iowa. In 1891, Benjamin Harrison was president of the United States, the grand opening of the new Carnegie Hall wowed audiences in New York City, and a ...
