Spencer, IA (northwestiowanow.com) — The Iowa Soybean Association installed its new president last week. Lee Brooks farms in Clarinda and has been a board member for six years. He was George Bower’s guest on this morning’s farm show.

George also introduced us to the new ISU Extension Beef Specialist for Northwest Iowa – Lauren Smidt.

Smidt serves seventeen counties in Northwest Iowa including all nine counties in the KICD Broadcast area. She headquarters at the ISU Extension Office in Sioux County – which is number one when it comes to cattle-feeding in Iowa.