Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2025 Young Farmer Ag Insights Tour will explore innovative farms and agricultural businesses in southern Iowa and Missouri. Farmers ages 18-40 are invited to register for the two-day event, which takes place June 26-27.

“This year’s tour highlights forward-thinking companies that have added value to the local ag economy,” says Zach Brummer, Iowa Farm Bureau’s farmer education program manager. “Seeing these businesses in action helps young farmers consider new ways to strengthen their own family farms through diversification, on-farm processing and sales, and value-added practices.”

The itinerary includes visits to Milo Locker Meats in Milo; Rathbun Fish Hatchery in Moravia;  the Roasterie Coffee Company, a specialty coffee roaster in Kansas City; and the Shatto Milk Company, a small, family-owned and operated dairy farm located north of Kansas City that produces fresh milk, cheese and ice cream bottled and packaged on-site. 

Cost of the trip for Farm Bureau members is $75 per person or $125 per couple, including an overnight stay in Kansas City’s Power and Light District. For more information or to register, visit www.iowafarmbureau.com/aginsights or contact Ashley Lennon at ALennon@ifbf.org or 515- 225-5512.

Non-members can participate for $275 per person. Those interested in becoming Iowa Farm Bureau members can join for $60 or less by visiting www.iowafarmbureau.com/join.