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12 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> Local News<br />
February 22, 2012<br />
Kevin Poen family receives Good Farm Neighbor Award<br />
During a ceremony recently in Lake City, Kevin Poen was presented with the Good Farm Neighbor Award by Jay Johnson, the Iowa<br />
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. From Left to right: Brian Waddingham, Executive Director of the Coalition<br />
to Support Iowa’s Farmers, Kyle Poen, Tiffany Poen, Lynn Poen, Kevin Poen, Jay Johnson, IA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and<br />
Land Stewardship, Betty and Bob Poen (Kevin’s parents) and Darcy Maulsby, the neighbor who nominated them for this award.<br />
(<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Teresa Snyder)<br />
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey<br />
recently announced that Kevin Poen, a cattleman<br />
from rural Lake City is the winner of the February<br />
“Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.”<br />
Jay Johnson, the Iowa Deputy Secretary of<br />
Agriculture, presented the award to Poen on Feb.<br />
17 at the Lake City Community Building.<br />
“Kevin is one of many livestock farmers in Iowa<br />
who do a great job caring for their animals, the<br />
land while also serving in their local community,”<br />
Northey said. “<strong>The</strong> Good Farm Neighbor Award is<br />
a great opportunity to recognize these farmers that<br />
make Iowa agriculture so special.”<br />
Kevin and Lynn Poen and their children Tiffany<br />
and Kyle operate the family’s row-crop, popcorn,<br />
alfalfa and beef cattle operation between Lake City<br />
and Yetter. Kevin is a fourth-generation farmer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Poens were nominated for the award by their<br />
neighbor Darcy Maulsby saying, “Not only is he a<br />
successful farmer and livestock producer, but he is<br />
a progressive, community-minded Ag leader who<br />
is committed to creating a brighter future for rural<br />
Iowa.”<br />
Maulsby went on to say, “Kevin is always<br />
interested in finding new solutions to make his<br />
beef operation more efficient, and he is the kind of<br />
cattleman who works hard throughout the year to<br />
protect soil and water quality… He uses minimum<br />
tillage, terraces and waterways on his cropland to<br />
Dr. Cummings Dr. Perkins<br />
Dr. Ihrke<br />
Dr. Heim<br />
McFarland Carroll Appreciates...<br />
...<strong>The</strong> Women in Our Communites!<br />
McFarland Clinic Carroll is happy to provide comprehensive women’s health services,<br />
including gynecological and obstetric care. A total of 11 family medicine and adult<br />
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Together, our providers deliver more than 200 babies a year locally at St. Anthony’s<br />
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Our women’s health services include:<br />
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prevent erosion. He also uses grid sampling on all<br />
his acres so he can adequately fertilize his fields<br />
without over-applying nutrients.”<br />
Off the farm, Kevin stays very active in the<br />
community, according to Maulsby. “Kevin is<br />
also a tremendous asset to the local community,<br />
where he is a long-time supporter of the Southern<br />
Cal FFA, the Lake City swimming pool project,<br />
his church and the local school district,” Maulsby<br />
added.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award, made<br />
possible through the financial support of the<br />
Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, recognizes<br />
Iowa livestock farmers who take pride in<br />
doing things right. This includes caring for the<br />
environment and their livestock and being good<br />
neighbors. It is named in memory of Gary Wergin,<br />
a long-time WHO Radio farm broadcaster who<br />
helped create the award.<br />
Anyone interested in nominating their neighbor<br />
for the award should write a letter or e-mail<br />
explaining why their neighbor should receive<br />
this designation. Applications may be submitted<br />
to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land<br />
Stewardship, Attn: Wergin Good Farm Neighbor<br />
Award, Henry A. Wallace Building, Des Moines,<br />
IA 50319 or emailed to Communications@<br />
iowaAgriculture.gov.<br />
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Pancake breakfast<br />
<strong>The</strong> Masonic Lodge in Lohrville was a good place for breakfast<br />
on Sunday. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />
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