EasternIowaFarmer_Fall2023

Farmer
The Eastern Iowa Fall 2023
A Publication of Sycamore Media
®
CLINTON | JACKSON | JONES
MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
THE
ENERGY
ISSUE
Eastern Iowa corn growers are fueling the
expansion of ethanol as efforts to lower carbon
emissions gain steam. Producers are also
wrestling with questions surrounding land use
involving wind, solar and pipeline proposals.
Land Values: The price o farm ground has leveled
off after three years of massive gains.
Hobby Farms: From horses and goats to ducks and
rabbits to more exotic species, hobby farms are a source
of education and entertainment – in your own backyard.
Savory Soups: When the temperatures star to cool,
a warm bowl of hearty goodness keeps the chill at bay.
Genetic Preservation: A Calamus couple
works to preserve a variety of seeds and poultry a the
Sandhill Preservation Center.
The Eastern Iowa
Farmer
®
Sycamore Media President:
Trevis Mayfield
Advertising: Faith Jones,
Trevis Mayfield, Wendy McCartt,
Connie Myers, and Dean Upmann
Creative: Brooke Till, Erica Mohr,
Elizabeth Goodman, Tate Huckstadt
Editorial Content: Delaney Barber,
Lowell Carlson, Lauren Dema, Kelly
Gerlach, Jennifer Harrington Kris Koth,
Nancy Mayfield, Trevis Mayfield, Sara
Millhouse, Jenna Stevens, Kristine
Tidgren, Sheila Kramer Tjaden
Photography Content: Lowell Carlson,
Kelly Gerlach, Nancy Mayfield, Trevis
Mayfield, Jackie Miller, Erica Mohr,
Brooke Till
Editors: Kelly Gerlach, Nancy Mayfield,
Trevis Mayfield
Published by: Sycamore Media
108 W. Quarry St., Maquoketa, IA
563-652-2441
Cover: Brooke Till
HERE’S TO YOU:
See photos of your
friends and neighbors!
y o u a r e c o r d i a l l y i n v i t e d
To all the folks who have enjoyed this magazine for
the past eight years, please consider this a personal
invitation.
The date to put in your calendar is December 3.
The time is 4 p.m. The place is the Maquoketa Art
Experience.
The event is the opening reception for a photographic celebration
of agriculture and rural life in Eastern Iowa captured
by the Eastern Iowa Farmer’s creative
director, Brooke Till, and yours truly.
The images that will make up the
exhibit will feature many of you, your
farms, your children, and in some
cases, your pets. Some of the images
have appeared in this magazine while
others have not been seen before.
Brooke and I have enjoyed the
hours we have spent with cameras
Trevis Mayfield
President,
Sycamore Media Corp.
in our hands wading through cow
lots, trudging through freezing fields
and riding scissor lifts to frightening
heights to fill this magazine with the
images that show what farming in Eastern Iowa is all about.
I would also like to thank all the advertisers who have
supported this magazine for the past 16 issues. Without your
support, none of this would be possible.
While the exhibit will remain open to the public through
January 31, we hope to see you at the opening. Local pork and
a brew will be on us.
Sincerely,
The Eastern Iowa Farmer is a specialty publication
of Sycamore Media Corp., 108 W. Quarry Street,
Maquoketa, Iowa 52060, 563-652-2441. No
portion of this publication may be reproduced
without the written consent of the publisher. Ad
content is not the responsibility of Sycamore
Media Corp. The information in this magazine
is believed to be accurate; however, Sycamore
Media Corp. cannot and does not guarantee its
accuracy. Sycamore Media Corp. cannot and will
not be held liable for the quality or performance of
goods and services provided by advertisers listed
in any portion of this magazine.
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Trevis Mayfield,
Sycamore Media president
(Above) Brooke Till braves
subzero temperatures during an
advertising photo shoot for Iowa
Concrete. (Left) Trevis Mayfield
waits for DeWitt Bank & Trust
employees to get cattle in position
before snapping an image.
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