Business
Beef producers can learn about forage trial results
Many Iowa producers are including winter annual forages as a cover crop to protect water quality and improve soil health. These forages also can provide early spring grazing to help reduce feed costs and improve the health of spring calving cow herds.Denise Schwab, beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said three field days will be held this month in northeast Iowa as a part of the Forage Alternative Research Project, demonstrating the use of winter annuals for spring grazing.
Opal and Hazel's Pizza April Newsletter
There will be a schedule/location change for this week. In March we were scheduled to be in Keystone on Friday, April 15th. Since then, a Fish Fry was also scheduled for that night. Because we don't want to take support away from this, we have decided to move our location for Friday to Vinton. So, you can find us this Friday, April 15th in Vinton and Saturday the 16th in Belle Plaine.
Join SBA Iowa for free training how to start, grow & expand your small business
The Iowa District Office is hosting a number of training sessions for small businesses during FY 2022. Check out the current schedule below and click on an event for more information and to register.April 2022 Schedule of EventsThursday, April 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. CDT and 6:00 p.m. CDTDrafting and Sharing Your Roadmap/Business Model – (two identical sessions available)11 a.
My Credit Guy hosts Entrepeneur Class
The CEO of My Credit Guy, Sam Parker, spent some time last week speaking to the Marketing Class at Vinton Shellsburg High School and then hosting the students in Mr. Robertson's Entrepreneur Class, at his offices in Vinton. These students are also the students who coordinate the Vinton Popcorn sales that you see around town.My Credit Guy is a full-service credit repair agency that helps clients across the United States qualify for a mortgage, auto, and other types of loans. Clipper Corner Celebrates 37 Years of Business in Vinton
Clipper Corner celebrated the shop's 37th Anniversary this month. Mary Barkdoll and Jessica Davis celebrated the shop's accomplishment with an open house. Homemade gifts came in for the ladies from some of their customers as well as congratulatory words for the ladies.The business held an open house, offering refreshments to customers who stopped by and of course, the business of cutting, coloring, and styling continued. 42° North Winery to hold Taste and Take Event this Saturday, April 2
This Saturday, on April 2 from 1-4:00 p.m., 42° North Winery will be holding a Taste and Take event at their location, 2894 61st Street Lane, Vinton.Stock up for all of your summer events!
GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
Wendling Quarries was awarded seven different Good Neighbor Awards recently during the 77th Annual Convention of the Iowa Limestone Producers Association.In 2020 Wendling received a Community Involvement award for donating material, along with delivery to the City of Springville to update their city cemetery. Upgrades included 10' concrete drives with river gravel shoulders.
Norway farm one of 13 Choose Iowa Marketing and Promotion Grants
Grant program helps expand new ways to process, market and sell Iowa-grown productsIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded nearly $250,000 in grants to help 13 Iowa farmers, businesses and non-profits increase or diversify their agricultural product offerings.“Iowa agriculture is the envy of the world as our farmers continue to lead the way in producing healthy, high-quality, affordable food.