Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig Hill (left) stands with Plymouth County Farm Bureau President Joe Rotta.
(Le Mars) — Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill was the featured speaker at
last evening’s Plymouth County Farm Bureau’s annual meeting. Hill had a simple
message. He focused on the life of a woman from Ames, Iowa, born in 1895, and who
was a farm wife, and who lived to be 114 years old before passing away. Hill gave
the audience a quick history lesson by reminding them of the many different
inventions that occured during the lifetime of the featured woman including the
first automobile, the first tractor, the first airplane, and even the first
washing machine. But the under-lying message that Hill shared was today, there is
only one percent of the people involved with production agriculture, yet capable
of producing enough food on fewer available acres for a fast-growing world
population.
Hill says the people of the world needs to embrace new agricultural technologies
in order to have enough food for everyone.
Water quality has been discussed in great detail among agricultural organizations,
especially due to the pending lawsuit that has been filed by the Des Moines Water
Works against three northwest Iowa counties. Hill shared with KLEM news his
thoughts and views as to how Iowa may be able to solve its water quality concerns.
During the annual meeting, the Plymouth County Farm Bureau awarded certificates to
those members that have belonged to the farm organization for 50 years. They
include Mary Caskey, Donald Graves, Daryl and Margaret Klemme, Gerald and Susan
Klemme, JoAnne Klohs, and Dale and Sally Moritz.
Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill visits with Plymouth County Farm Bureau Director, Ben Johnson during the Plymouth County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.
