Montgomery County Farm Bureau

04/28/2026

Montgomery County educators - this is nearby on Aug. 4-5!

REGISTER TODAY to Bring Agriculture to Life in Your Classroom 🌱

📚Experience agriculture like never before in IALF's Summer Teacher Professional Development Workshops. These immersive, two-day workshops take educators beyond the classroom and onto Iowa farms and agribusinesses to explore how agriculture connects to science, social studies, literacy, and everyday life.

🐄 Through hands-on experiences and conversations with agricultural professionals, educators gain new insights, classroom-ready resources, and practical strategies to bring real-world learning into their teaching.

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04/28/2026

04/28/2026

https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/2026-Hog-Market-Update-and-Outlook-Webinar

04/07/2026

Join the 2026 Iowa Farm Bureau Young Farmer Ag Insights Tour, which will take farmers (ages 21-40) on fun, educational tours of innovative agricultural sites in western Iowa and Nebraska.

This 2-day event offers a unique opportunity to explore innovative alternative agriculture businesses, spark new ideas for your own operation, and connect with young farmers from across the state. Along the tour, you’ll visit a locally owned meat processor, an award-winning Midwestern distillery, a small and diversified family-owned direct-to-consumer farm, a state-of-the-art dairy, and a premier semen collection and export facility shipping elite genetics to global markets—just to name a few highlights. The trip also includes an overnight stay at the Magnolia Hotel, an architectural showpiece nestled in the heart of downtown Omaha.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to experience some of agriculture’s hidden gems.

Farm Bureau Members: $75 per person / $125 per couple
Non-Farm Bureau Members: $275 per person (No couple rate available).

*If you’re not currently a Farm Bureau member, you can join Montgomery County Farm Bureau for $50/family. To learn more or to join, visit https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Join.

04/06/2026

The ‘Emerging Leader in Agriculture’ Award was given to Lucas Oster (left) of Elliott during the 2026 Red Oak Chamber Ag Appreciation Dinner on March 17. His award was presented by Julie Walters (center) and Ivan Miller of the Billings and Mensen Law office in Red Oak. Oster is a Montgomery County Farm Bureau board member.

04/06/2026

AG-RELATED BOOKS GIVEN TO 3 LOCAL SCHOOLS!

To celebrate National Agriculture Day, March 24, Montgomery County Farm Bureau board members presented two books of the year. “The Soil in Jackie’s Garden” is written by Peggy Thomas and is the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s 18th ‘book of the year’ (2025). “I Love Blueberries” is written by Shannon Anderson and is the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s 19th ‘book of the year’ (2026).
The first book includes Jackie and her garden friends as they discover the wonders of gardening, soil secrets, and the magic of composting. They embrace the joys of planting a garden, nurturing and harvesting their own food, and recycling scraps to compost, ensuring that the magical cycle of growth and sustainability continues anew.
In book two, young readers will learn how classmates create a plan and work together to not only grow blueberries but also develop new friendships. They convince the community to help them set up a hydroponics growing station. It includes facts about blueberry nutrition.
Both books and the educator guides are given to three elementary schools in the county. They will be available in the libraries at Red Oak, Stanton, and Villisca schools.
The “Book of the Year” award comes from the Foundation’s effort to identify ‘Accurate Ag Books’, a collection of 500 books for children, teens, and adults that accurately cover ag topics. Book of the Year selections are educational, help create positive public perceptions about agriculture, inspire readers to learn more, touch their readers’ lives, and tell the farmer’s story. The Accurate Ag Books database is available at the http://www.agfoundation.org/recommended-pubs website.

Farm Bureau board member Riley Pelzer (right) offers the two ag-themed books ‘The Soil in Jackie’s Garden’ and “I Love Blueberries’ plus the educator guides to Kandi Turner in the media center at Inman Elementary in Red Oak.

04/06/2026

Farm Bureau contributes to local food pantries!

In recognition of National Agriculture Day, March 24, Montgomery County Farm Bureau gave donation checks to five food pantries in the county. This helps provide food for community members in need this spring, while honoring the farmers who help supply that food.

The recipients are Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry in Red Oak, Interchurch Food Pantry in Villisca, Mamrelund Lutheran Church Food Bank in Stanton, Evangelical Covenant Church Food Pantry in Stanton, and the Elliott Food Pantry. The donations were presented in person by four Farm Bureau board directors. Ag Day information and valuable ag facts about the food system were also provided at each location.

Montgomery County Farm Bureau board members Riley Pelzer, Steve Dolch, Cody Vanderholm, and Lucas Oster presented food pantry donation checks to Red Oak, Villisca, Stanton, and Elliott locations in honor of Ag Week. Pictured from left are Pelzer with Lori Johnson (Red Oak), Dolch with Sandy Wainright Rossander (Villisca), Vanderholm with Terri Vennerberg (Stanton), Vanderholm with Matt King (Stanton), and Oster with Evan Vannausdle (Elliott).

02/12/2026

Zach Nunn visits with ag leaders in Red Oak

Congressman Zach Nunn met with local farmers and agri-business professionals on Friday, Feb. 6, at Agri-Vision Equipment in Red Oak. It was co-hosted by Montgomery County Farm Bureau. Topics discussed with Nunn included farm bill, E15, Proposition 12, property taxes, immigration, ag lending, farm economy, and trade. Pictured from left are Will Frazee, Jon Young, Connor Hultman, Jason Sickels, Rep. Nunn, Krista Huntsman, and Eva Coughlin. Five are Montgomery County Farm Bureau board members and Frazee is an IFBF District 9 Director. About 20 area ag leaders attended.

12/03/2025

2026 IOWA FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARMER CONFERENCE
Contact the Farm Bureau office in Red Oak for more information or to register, 712-623-5546.

12/03/2025

Market Study Tour to Texas 2026

11/25/2025

MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFERS THREE SCHOLARSHIPS

New for 2026, Montgomery County Farm Bureau is offering three college scholarships of $750 each. The increased amount was approved at the November board meeting. The scholarships are given to three high school students to further their education at college or technical school next year. This is the 27th year for the Montgomery County Farm Bureau local scholarship program.

To be eligible, the student must be a child of a Montgomery County Farm Bureau member, or a member themselves. He or she needs to be entering college for the first time. An expected high school graduation date must take place by spring of 2026. High school GPA is required to be 2.5 or above.

County scholarships are not renewable. They are payable to the college at the start of the second semester, after proof of first semester completion and a 2.0 minimum grade average.

To save students time, Montgomery County will use the same application as the Iowa Farm Bureau scholarship, thus filling it out only once. Both will have the same deadline due date of Wednesday, Jan. 28. County rules are slightly different in two ways. Scholarship funds can go to more than tuition (books, room and board, or lab fees) and a student does not have to go into an ag-related field.

High school guidance counselors in the county have the application and rules, as well as the link to apply. Details are offered at the Farm Bureau office in Red Oak or call 712-623-5546. There is a link to fill out online through the www.iowafarmbureau.com website.

Additionally, students are reminded that Iowa Farm Bureau will award 27 seniors from across Iowa a $2,500 state scholarship this spring that is renewable. Iowa Farm Bureau only accepts ‘online’ applications. Go to the www.iowafarmbureau.com/Member-Benefits/Iowa-Farm-Bureau-Scholarships website for eligibility and guidelines. Next, click on the green ‘Apply Now’ button at the bottom of the page. Deadline is Jan. 28, including all documents required.

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) and many of its 100 county Farm Bureaus offer a variety of scholarships at the state (IFBF) and local level to future college students.