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Working in the city, enjoying the country

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 ...

Sunderman Farm acquires Taylor Land Management

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 ...

Carroll County barn dates to 1891

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 ...

Conversation on conservation

Jacqueline Comito, Iowa Learning Farms program director, sat down last week with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discussing conservation in our state and answering questions during a live webinar hosted by ILF. Naig discussed his recent involvement at the public meeting of the Hypoxia Task Force. The Hypoxia Task Force is a group of 12 states, a tribal representative and five federal agencies that work collaboratively to combat the nation’s largest hypoxic (low-oxygen) aquatic zone, which is located in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Reducing excess nutrients across a ...

‘The Tupperware lady’

LaVonne Keyser, of Fort Dodge, wanted a flexible career that would allow her to be there for her children as they grew up. And in 1958, her husband, Archie, found it for her. The job was selling Tupperware. During a party at her relatives’ place in Eagle Grove, Keyser met a woman ...

Main Street FD offers chance for businesses to win $28k

Main Street Fort Dodge is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to expand and grow their business idea within the Fort Dodge Main Street district. The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designated Main Street district, to compete for a chance to win up to $28,000 in grant funds to assist with a business development or expansion project that will help them grow their business. Businesses must complete an online application and submit a short video outlining their business idea and how it will benefit ...