A sea of Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) member blue t-shirts descended on the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Friday, August 21, to celebrate Iowa Corn Day at the Fair. Fairgoers visited with members from around the state as they took part in a scavenger hunt across the fairgrounds to complete corn trivia while learning about corn’s impact on the state.
Throughout the fair, many ICGA members and families were recognized for their outstanding leadership in agriculture, those families and their achievements are as follows:
The Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award is made possible by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, recognizing Iowa livestock farmers who take pride in caring for the environment, their livestock and being good neighbors.
- Will Longinaker, farmer from Fremont and Mills County, raises row crops, hay and a commercial cow/calf herd.
The Way We Live Award, sponsored by Iowa Farmer Today and WHO Radio, The Big Show, recognizes Iowa farm families who have demonstrated their dedication to agriculture and strong Iowa farm values.
- Moeckly Farms was homesteaded in 1854 and today is an eighth-generational farm that continues to work the ground their past generations farmed in Polk City. ICGA members Tyler and Anna Moeckly, farm alongside Steve and Paula Moeckly, and Jonathan, Jacob and Nicholas Moeckly growing corn, soybeans, seed corn, seed beans, hay and custom forage harvesting. Additionally, the raise Angus and White Park cattle.
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