Soldier Creek Winery plans to increase its production of bubbly wines and hard cider. A recently awarded state grant will help the Webster County business pay for the machine that will enable it to do that. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship gave the winery a $12,500 ...
Winter may still have some fury left, but Todd Christeson, agronomy manager at United Co-op in Webster City, is looking forward to serving customers when the soil warms and the tractors and planters hit the fields again. After years when central Iowa has seen frequent drought conditions, ...
When Michael Doster graduated from St. Edmond High School 16 years ago, he wasn’t planning on a career in medicine. He went off to college with other plans in mind. But once he got interested in caring for people he knew exactly where he wanted to do that — back home in Fort ...
Four years ago, Kody Linder decided to throw his hat into the lawn-care ring. The Fort Dodge native knew there were plenty of competitors in the local market, so he had to quickly find a way to differentiate his new business — Diamond Pro Lawn Services – from the pack. The ...
EDDYVILLE — In a concept called farm to fashion, Iowa corn farmers are raising a crop that’s being used by global apparel brands. Last year, Qore opened its $360 million plant in Eddyville, which has been busy converting corn sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a chemical feedstock once ...
