The Iowa Pork Industry Center was established in 1994 as a coordinated effort between the colleges of agriculture and life sciences and veterinary medicine at Iowa State University. The center draws across several departments and partners with other agencies and entities to provide the ...

SPENCER — Jeremy Parsons, manager of the Clay County Fair in Spencer — which is dubbed, “The World’s Greatest County Fair,” will assume the chair position of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) beginning in 2022. He will start his way to the chair ...

When the Great Depression smothered American farmers under vast amounts of debt, leaving them desperate, one man saw hope. One man saw promise. One man saw a way out. Many farm families had to walk away from their livelihood while others barely held on by a thread. Banker Cornelius J. ...

Growing up in the country surrounded by farmers, Marji Guyler-Alaniz watched cornstalks bend in the breeze and heard cattle lowing. Her grandparents farmed, and she understood firsthand the importance of agriculture. Still today her uncle and cousins operate a farm in north-central ...

In 1965, Jon Kinzenbaw was just 21 years old with an amazing knack for fixing things. He opened his own welding shop in Victor with a small bank loan and $25 to his name. No one had a clue that Kinzenbaw’s impressive mechanical ability would one day grow to become the foundation of the ...

BODE — It has been a whirlwind of growth for J&M Construction since their start just a short three years ago. The Bode area company, which is owned by James Warnke and Megan Phillips, specializes in agricultural and commercial builds. But that hasn’t always been their ...