Nov 17
Food & Family
Let’s Talk Turkey with an Iowa Farmer!
As Americans prepare to feast on turkey and all the trimmings in celebration of Thanksgiving, some may ponder where and how turkeys are raised. Rest…
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Nov 3
Food & Family
Fantastic Herbs for Unforgettable Holiday Meals
Guest blog post by Darcy Maulsby “Smell your hands.” Yep, that’s something you don’t hear every day, yet it’s perfectly normal—and irresistible—during one of Mary…
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Jun 16
Food & Family
Quarry Hill Dairy is on a Mission to Promote Health
When Connie Meyer was growing up on a grain farm near Oelwein in Northeast Iowa, she dreamed of marrying a farmer and raising her family…
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Mar 10
Food & Family
Walking Tour Introduces San Antonio Visitors to Eateries off the Beaten Path
Everything is bigger in Texas, and from what I witnessed in San Antonio, that saying holds true from local legends and lore to food and…
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Dec 23
Food & Family
Traditions Hold True for the Colemans
Many Midwesterners have their bags packed and are ready to head south as soon as the Christmas presents are unwrapped. Others celebrate the holiday early,…
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Dec 2
Food & Family
Family Creates “Independent” Niche in Dairy Country
Some high school graduates seem to take a path that leads them straight toward one career. But Clinton Buss of Belmont, Wisconsin, took a road…
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Sep 23
Food & Family
Harvest is Crock Pot Season for this #FarmHer
Harvest is Crock Pot Season for this #FarmHer Approximately 350 high school and college females are gathering today in Ankeny, Iowa, for the second annual…
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Sep 16
Food & Family
10 Takeaways from My Italian Ag Adventure
by Kilah Hemesath, Latham Hi-Tech Seeds Marketing Coordinator Growing up on an Iowa farm helping my family raise pork, we always celebrated October Pork Month….
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Apr 8
Food & Family
Get #SoyInspired… Try New Healthy Recipes this Month
Guest blog post by Linda Funk, Executive Director, The Soyfoods Council We all know that we should “eat healthy.” Diet is a key lifestyle factor…
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Feb 26
Food & Family
Yes, a Heart Attack Can Happen to You!
Guest blog post by Melissa Murphy Half marathon, check. Workout 45 minutes everyday, check. Eat healthy, check. No family history of heart disease, check. Heart…
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Jan 8
Food & Family
Going “Behind the Seeds” at EPCOT (Part II)
Guests on the “Behind the Seeds” tour at Disney’s EPCOT center experience farming technologies – hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaculture – that can help lesser productive…
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Oct 2
Food & Family
“Wishes” Come True in North Iowa
Last Friday on TheFieldPosition, we shared about Enchanted Acres pumpkin patch hosting the inaugural Fall Ball to benefit Make-a-Wish Iowa. This week we’re going to…
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Aug 21
Food & Family
Friday Favorites at the Fair
How much do I love the Iowa State Fair? Enough to have spent six of the past 8 days on the fairgrounds, even though presidential…
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