The New Year brings a new event. Saturday, January 7 is our Annual Meeting from 10 am to 2 pm at Loydee Stonebrink’s home on Rickreall Road. This will be a brainstorming meeting on “What are our goals as a county chapter?, What do we do well as a chapter?, What new or different things…
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In recognition of Constitution Day on September 17, Polk County Women for Agriculture announces the subject of its fifth annual Constitutional Essay Contest. “Name five things you learned when you read the Constitution and write a paragraph about each” is this year’s task for Polk County High School students. Prizes are first place $300, second…
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Farmers provide for pets was the theme of Polk County Women for Ag’s table display in the Ag First tent at the Polk County Fair in August. People passed through the tent to enter the Fair so it was great exposure. We had pet treat recipes, and a drawing for a bucket of pet items…
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PCWA is in charge of the OWA booth at the State Fair this year. We’re planning a pet theme, From Farm to Furry Friends, Who Feeds Your Pets, and focus on agriculture products that are used in the food and supplies you use to care for your pet. Everyone loves their pets, and loves to…
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Polk County Women for Agriculture met in August at the Polk Co. Fair right before the Youth Livestock Auction. We added $500. from the PCWA Treasury to the Auction pool we sponsor for donors. Suzanne Burbank and Jeree Mulkey handled the bidding and finances and we ended up spending $1,457. on a pig, a lamb, and…
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The weather was perfect, the conversations lively, and the speakers were intriguing at the 2013 OWA Convention hosted by PCWA. Thank You to our speakers. Darin Grimm, president of Ag Chat Foundation who is a self confessed introvert yet leads this social networking group to advocate for agriculture. OWA’s Corresponding Sec., Arwen McGilvra led the…
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