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Berg Family to Receive the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Sac County farm family recognized for outstanding contributions to their community, Iowa agriculture
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Secretary Naig to Present the Preston Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
With four generations on the farm, Kossuth County family recognized for contributions to their community.
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Secretary Naig to Present the Schleisman Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Diversified, multi-generational Calhoun County farm family recognized for contributions to their community.
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Through the Gate // June 2023
View this email in Mailchimp Good Farm Neighbors in Iowa County Alan and Sara Mohr and family received the 171st Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on Friday, June 2, 2023, on their family’s farm in Marengo. The Mohrs were joined by nearly 300 friends, family, community members, and industry representatives to celebrate this...
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Mohr Family Receives Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
MAREGNO, IOWA – June 2, 2023 – Alan and Sara Mohr and family received the 171st Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on Friday, June 2, 2023, on their family’s farm in Marengo. The Mohrs were joined by nearly 300 friends, family, community members, and industry representatives to celebrate this honor. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike...
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Coalition Welcomes Klemme as 2023 Communications Intern
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – June 1, 2023 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is excited to welcome Maddilyn Klemme to the team as their 2023 Communications Intern. Klemme will help advance CSIF’s mission of supporting farmers as they raise livestock responsibly and successfully through assisting with content creation, event planning, and maintaining...
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Through the Gate // May 2023
View this email in Mailchimp Calving Under Roof with SkyView Farms “The Coalition team was the leg up that we needed to get off on the right foot.” Laura and Aaron Cunningham, owners and operators of SkyView Farms near Nora Springs, Iowa, attended a Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) event to learn...
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Secretary Naig to Present the Mohr Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Fourth generation Iowa County farm family recognized for outstanding contributions to their community
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Young Farmers Remain Positive Toward the Future of Iowa Agriculture Despite Concerns with High Start-Up Costs
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – May 9, 2023 – A survey conducted by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) at the 95th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference found that 65 percent of students would like to farm in the future but have concerns about rising input costs. Of the 251 members who completed the survey,...
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Through the Gate // April 2023
View this email in Mailchimp Good Farm Neighbors: Volkert Family On April 13, CSIF, The Big Show, and the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship recognized the 170th Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients. Owned and operated by brothers Lane and the late Larry Volkert and their families, “Volkert Brothers” started in 1970...
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