State Plowing 2023 Information also on the downloads page
2023 Iowa Plowing Association State Matches
Greetings Iowa Plowmen:
I hope you are all doing well and looking forward to a great 2023. Spring has sprung and I’m sure we are
all getting that familiar itch. It’s time to put the plow in the ground and practice our plowing skills!
The Iowa Plowing Association’s annual meeting was held on March 11th, 2023 at Smokin G’s restaurant
in Marshalltown. The board members meet just ahead of the lunch and general meeting.
The state of the IPA is strong! Our bank account is sufficient to cover our insurance and national
plowmen’s competition fees for several years. We are blessed to have a great group of plowmen. We
have 26 paying members and most contribute more than just their annual dues. Thank you one and all.
State Plowing Matches
The Iowa Plowing Association will be holding our state plowing matches at Antique Acres in Cedar Falls
this year. The address of the show is 7610 Waverly Rd., Cedar Falls, IA. 50613. It’s been a few years
since we plowed at their show and they are delighted to have us back. Here are the dates.
Friday, August 18th
Everyone who has time to help set up and measure/mark plots is welcome and encouraged to
help. I’ll send a group email and text message around the first week of August to remind you and
let you know a meeting time. It doesn’t take long when we have plenty of help.
Saturday, August 19th
IPA plowing matches for antique, open and small plow classes. If we get enough competitors to
divide the small plow into vintage and Kverneland groups, we will. If not, we’ll all plow under
the small plow classification. If things go really well, we may even have our first rollover
plowman try his hand at it. Minimally I hope he’ll provide a demonstration, non-judged.
Sunday, August 20th
Rain date.
Make plans to attend and please let one of the board members know that you are planning to attend.
Antique Acres is planning to provide the trophies for us this year. I’d like to get at least [3] plowmen in
the vintage small plow class if possible. I believe that Craig Warner, Mike Fitz and myself will be
plowing in the small plow or Kverneland class. It would be a great time to try your hand at it. The only
difference is the opening split and a larger plot. I’m sure that Craig, Mike and I will be happy to help
anyone who is worried about the opening split. It’s really not that bad. We need to let Antique acres
know how many classes we’ll be holding as soon as reasonable so they can get trophies ordered. Let’s
make a commitment date of July 15th for all contestants. The phone numbers for our board members are
listed at the end of this letter.
National Plowing Matches
This year’s national matches will be held in Williams Grove, Pennsylvania. It’s a long way to
Pennsylvania and I understand the hesitancy of going, Anyone who would like to try their hand at
plowing in a national match, even if you didn’t win at state, give me a call. We’ll find a position for you.
We’ll have positions available in each class.
2023 Iowa Plowing Association
Officers
Ray Elsberry (President)
Chad Adelmund (Vice President)
Mike Fitz (USA PO Representative)
Brianna Williams (Secretary/Treasurer)
Board of Directors
Ray Elsberry 641-485-4011
Chad Adelmund 641-750-2310
Mike Fitz 641-751-9500
Brianna Williams 641-485-5067
Lyle Grimm 319-541-9132
Dick Pedersen 515-229-0360
Nick Olinger 319-325-3846
We look forward to seeing each of you in Cedar Falls. Have a fantastic summer and be safe.
Sincerely,
Ray Elsberry
Iowa Plowing Association
We look forward to seeing each of you. Travel safe and sharpen those shares.
Sincerely,
Ray Elsberry
Iowa Plowing Association