In 1967, Walter Goeppinger of Boone led corn growers across the state to pool their efforts to create the Iowa Corn Growers Association, an advocate for producers and an educator of farmers. There are 7,500 dues-paying members with farmers serving as board directors elected by their ...
Taking into consideration their members’ concerns on top issues affecting corn growers, the Iowa Corn Growers Association is taking those concerns to elected officials both on the state and federal levels, once again, in 2020. According to the ICGA, it starts at the grassroots level, where members discuss hot button issues at round-table meetings, and from there advance to the ICGA annual Grassroots Summit and Policy Conference. Then legislative priorities are finalized by the ICGA board of directors. Jim Greif, ICGA president from Prairieburg, said at the state level, the ICGA has ...
Even though Iowa is the No. 1 pork-producing state in the country and the top state for pork exports, some Iowans might not know that the Iowa Pork Producers Association used to be called the Iowa Swine Growers Association, which began meeting in the early 1930s. The goal of the original ...
They’re brightly colored, super healthy, tasty and incredibly versatile. The aronia berry exploded onto the agricultural scene, and one grower, Dean Tranel, continues to reap its benefits. Tranel plants 10 acres of aronia berries and intends to expand to 15 acres this year. He also propagates thousands of plants every year that he sells to customers. “We definitely need more destemming and processing for the aronia berry, but I’m very encouraged about its future. They’re still on the uptick. When I’m talking to people about them at the fair or wherever, there’s a ...
The latest survey by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) revealed that the milk goat inventory in Iowa as of Jan. 1, 2020, was at 29,000 head — down 9 percent from the 32,000 head in Iowa in 2019. Iowa ranked third in total milk goats in 2019, which tied with numbers ...
For decades, farmers have looked to the Iowa Soybean Association to expand into international markets with carefully crafted relationships. The ISA has generated greater demand, fueled research that has led to new products and capitalized upon technology that has helped farmers increase yields and boost their bottom line. In 1964, farmer Dennis Lundsgaard worked with six other farmers from across the state to launch what would become the ISA. Membership ebbed and flowed over the years and the opinions about the soybean checkoff were just as varied until it finally achieved a majority ...
