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Through the Gate // May 2024
Committed To Doing Things Right Brian Waddingham, CSIF executive director, took the call and came to Dickinson County near Spirit Lake to see Lambert’s farm for himself. “Making that call is one of the best things I’ve done for my family and my farm,” says Lambert. Lambert wanted to move his cattle into confinement. The...
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First generation Poweshiek County farm family is dedicated to their community, livestock and land
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 30, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Boelen Family from Poweshiek County with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award during an event on Friday, May 31 at 11:00 a.m. The award presentation will take place at the Brooklyn Ruritan Building, located at 3830 175th St., Brooklyn. “Even...
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KUEKER JOINS COALITION TO SUPPORT IOWA’S FARMERS
Megan Kueker has been named Communications Specialist for the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF).
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Cattle, crops, conservation and community define multi-generational Story County farm family
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 15, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Chuck and Kay Struthers Family of Story County during an event on Friday, May 17 at 11:00 a.m. The presentation of the award will take place at the family’s farm, located at 29885 730th Ave,...
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COALITION WELCOMES JOHNSON AS 2024 COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – May 13, 2024 – Bridget Johnson has joined the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) as their 2024 communications intern. Johnson helps advance CSIF’s mission of supporting farmers as they raise livestock responsibly and successfully through assisting with content creation, event planning, and maintaining strong industry relations. Johnson will be...
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FFA Student Survey Shows High Interest in Career in Agriculture, Concerns with Start-Up Costs
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – May 13, 2024 – A recent survey conducted by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) at the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference shows that 70 percent of students would like to farm in the future but continue to have concerns about high start-up costs. Of the 191 members who...
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Committed to Doing Things Right
Mike Lambert heard about the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) while listening to the radio one day. He was a young farmer looking at possible avenues for growth. He was farming with his family, renting ground, and working an off-farm, part-time job. He knew he liked working with cattle. The radio spot encouraged people...
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Through the Gate // April 2024
CSIF – Because Confidence Matters Bryce and Brian Sampson of Story County are confident they can handle anything that comes at them in their crop and livestock operation. Raising the next generation on the farm has the father and son duo confident in the future. A 2020 derecho has them confident they can...
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Growing the Ag Environment
Ryan and Lana Reed of Wapello County spent an almost-spring-like March day tending to the windbreak near two of their hog barns. Planted in 2010, the fast-growing austree hybrid willow trees, common in new windbreaks for providing cover until other trees grow to maturity, were nearing the end of their life. “We don’t need them...
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Secretary Naig to Present the Lawless Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Multi-generational Monroe County farm family has a deep devotion to their community
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