| Date | Title | |
| 3078 | 8/9/2010 11:19:14 AM | Lansing family of Dubuque County GFN award recipients | Dairy farmers to be recognized Friday, Aug. 13 during the Iowa State Fair. |
| 3058 | 6/30/2010 2:06:58 PM | Warren County farmer to receive good neighbor award | The Wayne Hunerdosse family to be recognized July 6 by Ag Secretary Bill Northey. |
| 3053 | 6/22/2010 3:44:11 PM | Harveys of Akron Good Farm Neighbor Award winners | Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey to present award June 28. |
| 3031 | 4/26/2010 2:21:36 PM | Inwood Family to Recieve Good Farm Neighbor | Sec. of Agriculture Bill Northey will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on Tuesday |
| 3023 | 4/8/2010 4:12:33 PM | Livestock farmer touts neighborly approach | Bary and Karen Kienast are March Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients. |
| 3012 | 3/24/2010 3:57:30 PM | Keinast family of Manning to receive good neighbor award | Award presentation to be held Monday, March 29 in Manning. |
| 2971 | 2/19/2010 5:34:45 PM | Hill family recognized as Good Farm Neighbor | Family receives award from Ag Secretary Bill Northey this week in Indianola. |
| 2963 | 2/15/2010 11:32:14 AM | Hill family from Milo February Good Farm Neighbor Award recipient | Award to be presented Feb. 18 at Warren County Farm Bureau office in Indianola. |
| 2942 | 1/30/2010 4:05:56 PM | Pingel family receives Good Farm Neighbor award | Honored during IPPA's annual winter pork picnic held in downtown Des Moines. |
| 2842 | 11/25/2009 9:29:11 AM | Carlsons named December Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Award to be presented Dec. 4 at family's farm near Stratford. |
| 2838 | 11/20/2009 11:33:37 AM | Hedrick farm family receive environmental award from Cargill | Ryan and Lana Reed recognized for commitment to safeguarding air, soil and water quality. |
| 2822 | 11/13/2009 3:03:53 PM | Lamb farmers presented Good Farm Neighbor Award | Recognized for going 'above and beyond' in serving their local community. |
| 2805 | 11/3/2009 10:33:58 AM | Karbers of Jefferson Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Karey Claghorn to present award Monday, Nov. 9. |
| 2742 | 9/18/2009 3:20:12 PM | Larson family of Story City accepts award with humility, gratitude | Credits his parents for instilling a love of the land and desire to help others in need. |
| 2728 | 9/9/2009 12:07:11 PM | Larson family of Story City September Good Farm Neighbor recipients | Award to be presented Tuesday, Sept. 15 by Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey. |
| 2675 | 7/29/2009 12:28:17 PM | Large crowd gathers near Lenox to celebrate rural life, farming | Chris and Amanda Standley receive, present award in thanks for community's support. |
| 2665 | 7/23/2009 8:40:45 AM | Good Farm Neighbor Award to be presented today near Lenox | Farm family to present award to community for its support during difficult times. |
| 2637 | 7/2/2009 9:50:22 AM | Larson family of Ellsworth recognized for neighborly approach to farming | Receive June Good Farm Neighbor Award during on-farm ceremony June 29. |
| 2626 | 6/24/2009 9:52:04 AM | Larson family of Ellsworth named Good Farm Neighbors | Turkey growers will be recognized during an on-farm ceremony Monday, June 29. |
| 2588 | 5/28/2009 12:35:12 PM | Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award presented to Randy Christensen | Nearly 100 people attend ceremony May 26 to recognize young farmer. |
| 2578 | 5/19/2009 7:22:38 PM | Young farmer from Scranton named Good Farm Neighbor | Hog farmer Randy Christensen to be recognized May 26. |
| 2521 | 4/15/2009 10:23:11 PM | Schuitemans of Sioux Center April Good Farm Neighbor recipients | Family to be recognized Monday, April 20. |
| 2499 | 3/29/2009 3:56:50 PM | Ver Steegs to receive Good Neighbor Award Monday | Farmers from Inwood recognized for doings things right when it comes to raising livestock. |
| 2455 | 2/20/2009 9:39:17 AM | Large crowd gather to recognize livestock farmers | More than 100 attend Good Farm Neighbor Award ceremony in Green Mountain. |
| 2412 | 1/16/2009 10:59:02 AM | Jasper County family receives with Good Neighbor Award | Good crowd braves cold temperatures to gather and recognize Zylstras. |
| 2402 | 1/9/2009 9:48:24 AM | Zylstras named Good Farm Neighbor Award recipient | Family to be recognized Jan. 15 in Newton. |
| 2299 | 10/31/2008 11:58:32 AM | Sandquists are November's good neighbor award recipients | The family grows crops and raises hogs in Dallas County. |
| 2268 | 10/8/2008 2:53:54 PM | Belmond farmers named Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Rodney and Leann Sebert to be recognized Oct. 13. |
| 2225 | 9/9/2008 11:49:27 AM | Dennisons of Knoxville named September Good Farm Neighbors | Dan and Jana raise cattle on their Marion County farm. |
| 2156 | 7/16/2008 3:29:28 PM | Rowe family receives Good Farm Neighbor Award today | Dallas County family recognized by Sec. of Agriculture Bill Northey for being good neighbors. |
| 2151 | 7/14/2008 3:00:41 PM | Rowe family of Dallas Center July Good Farm Neighbors | Family to be recognized at award ceremony on their farm Wednesday. |
| 2118 | 6/24/2008 8:27:19 AM | Bedwell family of Osceola are June's Good Farm Neighbors | Award ceremony to be held Thursday, June 26. |
| 2012 | 4/25/2008 11:37:11 AM | Webster County farm family recognized as Good Farm Neighbor | More than 100 people gather April 22 to congratulate Bill Secor, Sr. and his family |
| 1938 | 3/18/2008 11:25:51 AM | Nevada farmers named March Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Bill and Nancy Couser receive award named in honor of long-time ag broadcaster Gary Wergin. |
| 1893 | 2/18/2008 11:46:57 AM | Farming is a blessing for the Barretts of Dallas Center | Family recognized as February's Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients. |
| 1884 | 2/11/2008 9:33:39 AM | Barrett family is February's Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award recipient | Dallas Center cattle farmers to receive award Feb. 13. |
| 1837 | 1/11/2008 3:53:00 PM | Nominations for good farm neighbor award encouraged | Kickoff to 2008 Wergin Good Farm Neighbor begins Jan. 21 in Ft. Dodge. |
| 1699 | 10/12/2007 2:27:28 PM | Jacks are October Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Montezuma family raises livestock and are environmental stewards. |
| 1673 | 9/21/2007 8:30:24 AM | Crowd gathers to recognize Keokuk County livestock farmers | ‘I received the award on behalf of my neighbors,’ says Steve Swanson of Ollie. |
| 1662 | 9/14/2007 2:14:33 PM | Keokuk family recipient of Good Neighbor Award | To be recognized Sept. 20 for a tradition of farming successfully and responsibly. |
| 1578 | 7/30/2007 2:45:04 PM | CSIF celebrates good neighbors in Wayland | Achen family recognized as July's Good Farm Neighbors. |
| 1563 | 7/19/2007 9:44:02 PM | Henry County farmers recognized by Iowa's ag secretary | Robert and Vicki Achen of Wayland receive July's Good Farm Neighbor Award. |
| 1525 | 6/21/2007 12:20:51 PM | Spencers are June Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients | Family demonstrates what makes rural Iowa a great place to live |
| 1480 | 5/18/2007 12:48:50 PM | Beef farmers recognized for neighborly approach | Carstensens receive May's Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award. |
| 1436 | 4/19/2007 3:13:47 PM | Farm family from Underwood recognized | Cliff Shudak family named April Good Farm Neighbor award recipients. |
| 1381 | 3/16/2007 11:33:54 AM | Martens named Good Farm Neighbor Award winners | Madison County farm family to be recognized March 19. |
| 1292 | 2/2/2007 1:02:08 PM | Northey kicks off 2007 Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award | Iowa Ag Secretary encourages Iowans to nominate deserving livestock farmers. |
| 1179 | 11/22/2006 5:18:59 PM | Thanksgiving starts early for Warren County farmers | Scott and Bev James thank large gathering for Good Farm Neighbor recognition. |
| 1161 | 11/13/2006 12:43:28 PM | Warren County family named good farm neighbors | James family of Hartford recognized as November's Good Farm Neighbor winners. |
| 1121 | 10/9/2006 12:17:03 PM | October good farm neighbor award winners named | Three generations of the Rash family from Hardin County recognized. |
| 1104 | 9/27/2006 12:48:07 PM | Keokuk family named September Good Farm Neighbor | Duane and Pat Sprouse of Keota to be recognized Thursday. |
| 1014 | 7/27/2006 1:50:25 PM | Clarke County farmers recognized | July Good Farm Neighbor awarded to Bill and Kathryn Bell of Osceola. |
| 987 | 7/6/2006 1:43:49 PM | Bells recognized as July Good Farm Neighbors | Clarke County farm family recognized for environmental, neighbor relations efforts. |
| 980 | 6/30/2006 8:52:34 AM | Hunt family of Atlantic recognized as good farm neighbors | Award, presented June 30, recognizes proactive efforts by Cass County farmer. |
| 951 | 6/9/2006 9:54:36 AM | Gholsons recognized for good neighbor farming practices | Henry County family recognized as Good Farm Neighbor Award recipients. |
| 949 | 6/7/2006 4:51:41 PM | Hunt family recognized as good farm neighbors. | Nick and Sue Hunt of Atlantic recognized for environmental stewardship efforts. |
| 891 | 5/3/2006 4:14:49 PM | Henry County farm family named May Good Neighbors | Dick and Leona Gholson of Mount Pleasant recognized for neighborly efforts. |
| 879 | 4/27/2006 10:44:52 AM | Good fences make good neighbors | Dick and Shirley Ide of Union County are recognized for being good farm neighbors. |
| 855 | 4/11/2006 4:31:03 PM | Union County farmers named 'Good Neighbor' award winners | Cattle farmers Richard and Shirley Ide of Shannon City are April's recpients. |
| 821 | 3/25/2006 4:09:19 PM | Eichelbergers named March good neighbor award winners | Dave and Nancy Eichelberger of Wayland to be recognizedThursday, March 30. |
| 640 | 11/5/2005 11:37:05 AM | Kiddoos are November good farm neighbors | Madison County farmers Jeff and Marlene Kiddoo have been named the November Good Farm Neighbor Award winners. They were nominted by Margaret and Charles Blair. |
| 611 | 10/12/2005 5:15:07 PM | Greene County Family Wins October Good Farm Neighbor Award | It says a lot about a family when rural friends and neighbors take valuable time away from the field during a perfect harvest day to help them celebrate an award. Yet that’s exactly what happened for some Jefferson farmers chosen as the October Good Farm Neighbor Award winners. |
| 595 | 9/30/2005 12:32:18 PM | Jefferson farmers named October 'Good Neighbors' | Greene County farmers Mike and Kathy Bravard have been named the October Iowa Good Farm Neighbor Award winners. |
| 592 | 9/28/2005 9:20:47 AM | Decatur County livestock farmers named good farm neighbors | There’s an old saying: What goes around, comes around. Nobody knows that better than Fred and Linda Cox, who recently found out that being good neighbors means having neighbors who will be good to you. |
| 553 | 9/2/2005 2:08:14 PM | Decatur County named September Good Farm Neighbor award recipients | Fred and Linda Cox, diversified farmers from Leon, have been chosen as the September recipients of the Iowa Good Farm Neighbor Award. The announcement was made Sept. 1 by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge. |
| 524 | 8/9/2005 10:58:43 AM | Boot family humbled to be recognized as Good Farm Neighbor Award winners | Large crowd gathers Aug. 5 to recognize the Darrell and Bonnie Boot family for being good neighbors and environmental stewards. |
| 487 | 7/6/2005 3:19:41 PM | Family recognizes Dallas County farmer | "God has truly blessed us with some of the best neighbors anyone could want," writes Sandi Bergman about a neighboring farm family... a family that raises poultry and grows crops in one of the nation's fastest growing counties.
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| 483 | 7/1/2005 9:35:58 AM | Boots named July Iowa Good Neighbor Award winners | Darryll and Bonnie Boot of Pella are recognized for the neighborly way they raise livestock on their Marion County farm. |
| 322 | 3/8/2005 12:15:49 PM | Another month...another good livestock neighbor! | Jerry and Lori Wauters of Elberon (Tama County) are the March recipients of the "Iowa Good Neighbor Award" presented by IDALS and the Iowa Ag Radio Network. |
| 285 | 2/3/2005 11:59:16 AM | Davenport farmers are February's 'Good Neighbors' | The Chris and Deloris Blake family has been named the Wergin Iowa Good Neighbor Award winner for February. The Blakes, along with sons Keith and Roger, farm near Davenport. |
| 258 | 1/20/2005 5:26:41 PM | Hog farmers recognized for being good neighbors | Nathan, Ryan and Mark Porter are hog farmers from Fairfield. They are also good neighbors and will be recognized for excelling at both by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Iowa Ag Radio Network. |
The Van Regenmorter’s have a hog farm and also raise crops. The Van Regenmorter’s house their sows in deep bedded pens with access to the outside. Farrowing and nursery pigs are housed inside while most of their finishing pigs are on outside lots.
Mike and Sarah Ver Steeg of Inwood nominated the Van Regenmorters. Throughout the celebration, members of the community continually commented on how much Chad and Jody care about the community and doing things right. “Chad and Jody have their priorities in order and deeply care about faith, family, farm and community,” Mike Ver Steeg said.
In addition to their work on the farm, the family also purchased Oak Street gas station in Inwood. They invested significant capital to upgrade the facilities and have added a blender pumps to offer higher ethanol blends to their customers. In accepting the award, Jody commented that “none of our efforts could happen or be recognized without the help of our families. We couldn’t accept this award without giving them some credit for it as well.” Chad and Jody also have two daughters, Rebecca and Emily.
The Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award, made possible through the financial support of The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, recognizes Iowa livestock farmers who take pride in doing things right. This includes caring for the environment and their livestock and being good neighbors. It is named in memory of Gary Wergin, a long-time WHO Radio farm broadcaster who helped create the award.
(Nov. 3, 2009) Dr. Steven and Julie Karber of Jefferson are the winners of the November “Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Karey Claghorn will present the award to the Karbers on Monday, Nov. 9 at the Greene County Extension Office in Jefferson.
“Doctor Karber and his wife Julie epitomize the idea of caring for their animals and their community in the right way, which this award was designed to recognize,” said Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey. “They are leaders in the sheep industry as well as the local community.”
The Karbers raise sheep in the Jefferson area and have been active in creating new, value-added markets for their products. Read more