NEW STUDY SHOWS IOWA AGRICULTURE EVEN STRONGER

Iowa’s 86,911 family farms continue to be a key driver of Iowa’s economy, contributing 32 percent more to the state economy than in 2017, according to a new study commissioned by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). The study shows that more than 22 percent of Iowa’s total economic output came from Iowa agriculture in 2022.

Farming is a Family Affair

The Streit family of West Bend, Iowa, has cultivated their farm for over three decades, fostering a legacy of hard work and community support. Diane and Tony Streit, alongside their children and grandchildren, have embraced farming as a way of life, passing down valuable lessons and traditions.

CSIF Helps Farmers Tell Ag’s Story

New Day Dairy near Clarksville in Butler County is unique in many ways.   In addition to its state-of-the-art robotic milking operation, it houses a guest barn designed to give visitors a bird’s eye view of the dairy operation.   At New Day guests can watch 150 dairy cows 24/7 as they eat, rest and...

CSIF to Host Calving Under Roof Open House

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – June 10, 2022 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is hosting a “Calving Under Roof Open House” at the Laura and Aaron Cunningham farm on June 23 near Nora Springs to provide livestock farmers an opportunity to tour an existing calving barn and see first-hand how farm families are...

Ehlers Family from Buena Vista County receive the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to Mike and Michelle Ehlers and family, pork producers in Buena Vista County. The award was presented at Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines on January 26th.

Iowa Livestock Insider // Summer 2021

Taylor’s Take

By Taylor Lekin, 2021 CSIF Communications Intern As the CSIF intern, I spent the summer traveling across the state of Iowa meeting with agriculturalists from a variety of different backgrounds. Whether it be at a trade show, a Good Farm Neighbor Award event or the shooting of a promotional video, the people I have met...

Farmer Finds New Passion in Trees

Rembrandt farmer works with CSIF to grow his tree dreams Trent Hatlen grew up with hogs. His parents raised them. He raised them. Then, in 2010, with a weak swine market and aging facilities, he reluctantly decided to get out of the hog business. He kept farming corn and beans, worked sheep with a cousin,...

Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers on State of Soy

Eric Weber Receives the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

Secretary Naig awards Audubon County family for leadership in agriculture DES MOINES, Iowa (July 1, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to Audubon County farmer, Eric Weber, and his family today at the Audubon Recreation Center in Audubon, Iowa. “I want to congratulate the Weber family for...