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Agent Randy Stein earns Farm Bureau Elite Producer Award

  Randy R. Stein CLU, ChFC, LUTCF has achieved the 2013 Farm Bureau Elite Producer Award for his life insurance production.  It is the highest honor given to Farm Bureau agents; with...

4th St. Diner Menu

Click to view May's Menu! Evening Meals -Serving Time: 5:30-6:30 pm Site will close at 9:00 pm     Tuesday, May 7th Chicken Cacciatore, Parslied Potatoes, Brus...

ISU Extension Helps Manage the “Crush” Margin

Profitability in the cattle feeding industry is extremely simple; buy cheap, sell high.  But implementing that strategy is anything but simple.  Now, the Iowa Beef Center is providing an...

Spring Bull Management

With calving well underway, now is the time to focus some attention on your bull power.  When thinking about bull management, young bulls need to be separate from mature bulls. Young bull...

Analysis show agriculture a critical component of Iowa’s economic well being

2009 All-Iowa Ag Economic Contribution Analysis The results of this analysis show that agriculture remains a critical component of Iowa’s overall economic well-being. Iowa agriculture ...

Mixing It Up

   What do stained glass windows, sewer patterns, oil paintings, bridges, and renaissance columns have in common? Join the tour guides at the La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum ...

Clickstop plans to hire 25 in next two months

  E-commerce company Clickstop, which operates 11 different web stores from its Urbana headquarters, looks to a busy second quarter with plans to fill 25 positions over the next 60 d...

Achievements in Iowa Wine and Grape Production Celebrated

The Iowa Wine Growers Association (IWGA) introduced two new components during their annual conference March 13-18, 2013, which was held at the West Des Moines Marriott.  The conference starte...

Randy Stein joins Million Dollar Round Table

As part of his ongoing commitment to providing valued service to Farm Bureau Financial Services customers, Farm Bureau Agent Randy R. Stein CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, has joined the 2013 Million Dollar Rou...

Marlow named CEO of ECI REC

Harry Ruth, right, congratulates Steve Marlow, who will succeed him as CEO of the ECI REC.   The East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative (ECI REC) Board of Directors has named Steve Marlow, manager, Operations and Engineering of ECI REC, to the position of chief executive o...