Darcy Dougherty Maulsby

Anyone who eats has a connection to the things Darcy Dougherty Maulsby is most passionate about, including food, farming and Iowa history. Described as an “artist with words” Darcy is the author of “Calhoun County” from Arcadia Publishing and “A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites and More” from The History Press. Visit her online at http://www.darcymaulsby.com/. Darcy is proud to be part of a farm family that operates a Century Farm in Calhoun County near Lake City and Yetter, where she also runs her own marketing/communications company, Darcy Maulsby & Co. She has covered agriculture and business for nearly 20 years and has worked with a number of leading ag organizations, including Syngenta, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Pork Board. Darcy earned her undergraduate degrees in journalism/mass communication and history from Iowa State University (ISU) in 1996. She completed her master’s degree in business administration and marketing at ISU in 2004. In addition to serving as an active member of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s FARM TEAM Speaker Corps, Darcy is also the president of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau, the Calhoun County Corn Growers, vice president of Central School Preservation in Lake City, and a member of the District Advisory Committee for the Iowa Soybean Association. Darcy knows all things Iowa and is on a mission to make history cool. "Undiscovered treasures are hidden in plain sight throughout Iowa, when you know where to look," she says. "I invite you to join an amazing, fun, tasty journey of discovery through my books."