Agriculture
- Feb- 2021 -12 February
The 2021 North Iowa Tractor Ride Route Has Been Announced
Mason City, IA – The 14th annual North Iowa Tractor Ride presented by Klapperich Farm Systems and hosted by local…
Read More » - Dec- 2020 -16 December
Iowa farmland values increase despite derecho and pandemic
And the new Iowa farmland value charts are in – and even in a year with a devastating derecho, the…
Read More » - 9 December
Charles City FFA to feed 400 people during their free Christmas meal drive-thru
The Charles City FFA wants area families in need to eat well during the holidays – and to do that…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -20 November
Several Floyd County farmers receive ‘2020 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award’
Forty-two Iowa farmers have been selected to receive the 2020 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recognizes…
Read More » - Oct- 2020 -6 October
This week is ‘National 4-H Week’; special events all week long
We are in the thick of National 4-H Week. The youth program with the clover logo representing, ‘Head, Heart, Hands,…
Read More » - 1 October
Free veggies at Charles City food pantry starting this Friday
Jordan River Messiah Church (102 North Main Street), the food pantry in Charles City, is reopening this Friday. The hours…
Read More » - Aug- 2020 -31 August
Floyd County farm earns Heritage Farm status (150 years)
The ‘Century Farm Program’ is an Iowa Department of Agriculture program that honors those individuals who have owned the farm…
Read More » - 31 August
Global warming could cause Iowa to lose its status as the country’s corn and soybean leader
Right now, Iowa is the corn and soybean production leader in the country. But according to former ISU Extension Agricultural…
Read More » - 24 August
Charles City Farmer’s Market holding ‘Customer Appreciation Days’ this week with live music and free treats
For those who haven’t gotten down to Charles City’s Farmers Market this year, Wednesday and Saturday’s ‘Customer Appreciation Days’ this…
Read More » - 21 August
Charity tractor pull to be held in New Hampton at the end of August
Those hungry for a summer tractor pull will soon have their hunger quenched – as the ‘Profarm Tractor Pulling Group’…
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