Two Caroll County residents were recently appointed by Iowa Gov., Kim Reynolds, to serve on Iowa's commissions and boards. Chad Jensen has been appointed to the
The IALF has a number of programs for students, teachers and general outreach programs for the public. Two recent initiatives include the March Read Across Iowa program, during which they distributed more than 850 book kits to educators across the state, encouraging reading with the added bonus of learning about agriculture. This past year was also the first for the Bushel of Stories program. This engaged student authors in upper elementary and middle school. The top two books will be published sometime this summer, including “ABC Agriculture,” a book authored by Denison Middle School student, Deanna Anderson. Fett says it is exciting to see the number of teachers tuning in and utilizing the IALF resources increasing, particularly during the pandemic. Website traffic, he says has grown over the past year from about 1,300 visits per month to more than 13,000. Details on the local grant award winners, available programs and resources for educators can be found below.