Heard the News?

Heard the news? Today, the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation announced a historic $25 million renovation to the livestock barns. Jeff and Deb Hansen have committed $2 million specifically for the Swine barn portion of the renovation, which will include updated roofing, flooring, lighting, restrooms and offices. The renovations will commence following the 2022 Iowa State Fair.

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At the start of her career with Iowa Select Farms, Misty was responsible for checking gilts and sows to confirm pregnancies at Sow 15, 16, and 17. Today, she leads the farrowing department at a 6,500-head sow farm in southeast Iowa.

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Henry's Heroes Program Launches Bilingual Book Carts

Henry's Heroes is on a mission to empower Iowa's Children. Now in its sixth year, a new initiative is launched annually to support children in unique ways. Each cart contains 75 books, half in English and half in Spanish that will be delivered to 100 elementary schools in our Homegrown Iowa communities.

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