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Wes Buchele, inventor and advocate for safety in agriculture

Ames Notables: Wes Buchele

Published October 22, 2025
Wes Buchele came to Ames in 1963 to be an agricultural engineering professor at Iowa State University. Having grown up on his family farm, Buchele was passionate and knowledgeable about everything in agriculture, particularly how to stay safe.
Austin Frerick, author Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry, speaks to a group at the University of Iowa Law School in February 2025.

Lecture: Author traces the rise of food titans

by Anthony Capps, Reporter
Published August 27, 2025
As an adult, Frerick spent five years researching the nation’s food industry, culminating in his book, “Barons: Money, Power and the Corruption of America's Food Industry,” which traces the rise of seven titans of the food industry and the cost of sustaining the system. Frerick will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Ames Public Library.
Kate Solko puts herbs out for sale at the June 28 Ames Farmers' Market.

Farmers’ Market vendor spotlight: Root to Rise Farm

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published June 30, 2025
Beets, leeks, herbs and an array of leafy greens ready for your table can be found at the Root to Rise Farm booth at the Ames Main Street Farmers' Market.