High Plains FFA members built a new restroom and concession stand building at the Polk County Fairgrounds this past summer in 2021.
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Polk County was named a Livestock Friendly County during a ceremony at the Polk County Fair in Osceola. The declaration was the 47th in Nebras…
The Polk County Fair offers unique contests for its fair-goers and fair participants.
It was 12:22 p.m. on May 27, and Tom Rooney watched as a strong wind came up and flattened the large white tent that was meant to host his dau…
It was 12:22 p.m. on May 27, and Tom Rooney watched as a strong wind came up and flattened the large white tent that was meant to host his dau…
It was 12:22 p.m. on May 27, and Tom Rooney watched as a strong wind came up and flattened the large white tent that was meant to host his dau…
BONDURANT, Iowa — Ken Murrow was busy harvesting soybeans Sept. 30.
LUCK, Wis. — University of Minnesota-Extension, University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Savanna Institute will host a silvopasture workshop …
Cover crops or “green manures” are gaining popularity with farmers and market gardeners as they look for ways to improve soil tilth, prevent n…
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Extension in Polk County has two new educators. Mary Pardee is the new Community, Natural Resource…
Jennifer Blazek started her new role as the Dane County UW-Extension dairy and livestock educator in October.
This fall, UW-Extension, Polk County and the Center for Land Use Education offers plan commission workshops serving Polk County municipalities.
For producers wondering what changes have come into effect under this year’s Farm Bill, plan on attending this workshop.
Mid-valley farmers may notice a slight accent when they first meet Clare Sullivan, the new crops specialist for the Oregon State University Ex…
It’s the time of year when the roadways are clogged with all sorts of seasonal hazards — that big RV just in front of you, that station wagon …
When farmers sell produce to consumers — whether it’s via a farmer’s market, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) enterprise, roadside stand …
Jennifer Blazek, Polk County agriculture agent, says all signs right now point to a similar growing season as last year, so make sure to start…
The Northwest Grazing Network will host a pasture walk at Anathoth Community Farm in Luck.
St. PAUL, Minn. – St. Cloud will host the annual gathering of Minnesota’s county dairy princesses this month, a weekend of workshops ending wi…
Next week, Agri-View launches its in-season bi-monthly feature, From the Fields, with five farmers around Wisconsin reporting what is happenin…
A two-part business planning workshop has been designed specifically for small businesses in the creative sector and will be held on the first…
DES MOINES — The Eric and Stacia Sanny family of Bondurant in Polk County won the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s “Gary Wergin Good Farm Nei…
It's county fair season across the Midwest, which means there are a lot of corn dogs, cotton candy, popcorn and lemonade consumed by the hundr…