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Dale Brekke

Dale covers the land around the towns: planting and harvest progress, grain prices, conservation practices, drainage projects and the wind leases that changed parts of the county. He leans on USDA reports, ISU Extension and the farmers who will talk on the record.

Wind energy camp gives Wright County kids a hands-on look at turbines

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Iowa gets more of its electricity from wind than any other state, and ISU Extension and Outreach has been working to make sure kids growing up among the…

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Custom rate survey shows what Iowa farmers pay for hired work

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A lot of Iowa farmers hire out at least some of their field and livestock work, and every spring Iowa State University Extension publishes the numbers on…

Categories Farm & Field

ISU Extension and Outreach Week celebrated in Wright County

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach marked its statewide week April 12 to 17, 2021, with each of Iowa’s 100 county extension offices planning…

Categories Farm & Field

Wright County Farm Bureau named a 2020 Outstanding County Farm Bureau

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The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation named the Wright County Farm Bureau a 2020 Outstanding County Farm Bureau.

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