

The ISUEO-Linn County 4-H STEAM Club Met to Learn about Plant Identification
The 4-H STEAM Club provides local students the opportunity to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Morgan Hibbs with Linn County Farm Bureau Education Outreach was asked to present at the Monday, February 21st club meeting on the topic of plant identification. The goal was to explore plant traits while tying in the element of art. Students had a blast identifying tree and plant samples, exploring different plant characteristics, and


Farm Language: Ear Tags
Farmers tend to speak their own language that might be foreign to most people, which was made evident during an annual bred cow sale held in southern Iowa this past weekend. It had been a few years since we had attended and it is the first year where we went with the intent that my husband and I would purchase 3-5 bred cows. I grew up around livestock but mostly on the show side of things. The show industry is quite a bit different from production agriculture. Dad and grandpa