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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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Controlled Access Invests in CSIF
West Des Moines, Iowa – April 20, 2023 —Controlled Access is the latest partner to provide support of Iowa agriculture through an investment in the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). Brian Waddingham, executive director of the Coalition, says the group has stepped forward with an investment to support our efforts in working with livestock...
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Secretary Naig to Present the Volkert Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Ida County farm family recognized for exceptional contributions to their community.
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Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers Providing Assistance to Livestock Farmers Following Storms
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – April 11, 2023 – In response to the damage caused by recent storms across much of Iowa, the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is providing on-farm resources to help livestock farmers get their questions answered about options and considerations for their farms. If your farm sustained damage to its livestock...
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Ames Landscaper Joins Green Farmstead Partner Program
West Des Moines, Iowa – April 4, 2023 — Landscape Legends of Ames has been designated a participating landscape professional in the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers’ (CSIF) Green Farmstead Partner Program. The Green Farmstead Partner program provides information and resources to farmers wanting to plant trees and shrubs around new and existing cattle feedlots,...
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