Hancock County Farm Bureau - IA

07/30/2026

Congratulations!!

Congratulations for our 2026 fair royalty Marissa M**f and Haley Schumacher! Be sure to say hello if you see them around the fair this week! 👑

07/29/2026

🌽🏆 Congratulations to the 2026 Tallest Corn in Hancock County Winners! 🏆🌽

What an incredible growing season! Congratulations to all of our youth who participated in this year's Tallest Corn in Hancock County contest. We loved seeing everyone's hard work and enthusiasm throughout the summer.

A special thank you to Iowa Corn and Hancock County Farm Bureau - IA for generously sponsoring this fun educational opportunity for our youth!

Age Division Winners

K–3rd Grade
🥇 1st Place – Coy Crawford
🥈 2nd Place – Reid Kruger
🥉 3rd Place – James Crawford

4th–8th Grade
🥇 1st Place – Winston Pueggel
🥈 2nd Place – Sawyer Nielsen
🥉 3rd Place – Teagen Nielsen

9th–12th Grade
🥇 1st Place – Cole Lau

Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone who participated! We hope you had fun learning about corn growth while watching your plants reach new heights. 🌽👏

07/29/2026

Tonight's the night! Stop by the Red Brick Building for sweet corn and a burger from 5:30-6:30! We can't wait to see you there! 🥳🍔🌽

07/29/2026

Get some shade this week!

07/24/2026

It takes many helping hands to get the fairgrounds ready for an amazing week at the Hancock County District Fair. Join us tomorrow, Saturday July 25 from 8:00 am to noon for Fair Set Up Day. Whether you can stay all morning or just lend a hand for a little while, your help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to our incredible volunteers, 4-H and FFA families, Fair Board members, and community members for helping make fair week possible. We can't wait to see you tomorrow!

07/22/2026

🍔🌽 Don't miss the Hancock County Farm Bureau Membership Picnic at the Hancock County District Fair! Join us for a great meal, good conversation, and an evening celebrating agriculture and our Farm Bureau family. We can't wait to see you there!

07/09/2026

It is our honor to recognize Missy Huling as the 2026 Hancock County inductee into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.

Since 2012 Missy Huling has taught more than 40 workshops and built skills in more than 600 youth in Hancock County. Through hands-on workshops in photography and visual arts, she inspired youth to explore new talents, build confidence, and express themselves creatively. Missy not only taught workshops, but also helped develop innovative workshop ideas that expanded opportunities for youth in Hancock County.

With 25 years of volunteer service with the Garner Ambulance and 20 years of employment with the Clear Lake Ambulance, Missy was well known and loved in the community. From volunteering to take photos for church directories to taking thousands of pictures every day at the Hancock County Fair; Missy was able to save memories for all the community while she captured great stories in her images. Missy took photographs of youth with their 4-H projects at the Hancock County Fair, providing families with treasured keepsakes and lifelong memories of their accomplishments and experiences in 4-H.

Missy shared her passion for photography by documenting Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Hancock County’s 100 year anniversary through photography featured in the commemorative calendar.

Long time Hancock County Extension staff member Trece Lonneman remembers Missy very fondly by saying, “Missy was such a pleasure to work with and her gift was not only in the areas of photography and visual arts, but in the way that she connected with youth of all ages. She generously shared her time, talents, and creativity, leaving a lasting mark on the Hancock County 4-H community.”

Missy shared her gifts of creativity, photography, and mentorship with countless young people through Iowa State University Extension & Outreach in Hancock County. Not having Missy to capture all the fair moments will be felt far and wide – not only by the exhibitors and their families but also by the fair goers who always watched for her amazing photography.

07/08/2026

📢 Volunteers Needed at the Ag Learning Center! 🌽🚜

✅ Flexible 2-hour shifts
✅ Meet new people
✅ Help promote agriculture and local farming

Whether you can volunteer for one shift or several, we'd love to have you join us.

👉 Sign up here

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

07/07/2026

Farm life is full of shareable moments. 📷

Farm Bureau members: Submit your favorite photo in American Farm Bureau Federation's Farm 250 Photo Contest for a chance to win a trip to the 2027 American Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte and an iPhone 17: FB.org/Farm250

06/30/2026

This Fourth of July, as fireworks mark America’s 250th year of independence, it’s worth remembering a few of the freedoms we rely on every day: the freedom to put food on the table, fuel in our cars, and clothes on our backs, made possible by U.S. farmers.