Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Matt and Melissa Ditch Family of Center Point. The presentation took place on Wednesday, Jan. 22, during the annual Iowa Pork Congress held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

Matt and Melissa Ditch and their children, AJ, age 14, Victoria, age 13, and Joshua, age 11, farm near Center Point along with Matt’s parents, Ken and Becky Ditch. The Ditch Family has been farming in rural Linn County since 1958, though the farm has changed significantly over the years. A tornado ripped through the area...