July 23, 2025
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Channel Seeds gives fire station rebuild $10K boost

Site work underway for new station

By Channel Seeds
Receiving a $10,000 check from Channeling Seeds' Channeling Good program, presented by Jamie Smith and Dennis Dukes, are Greenfield firefighters Rocky Merritt, Lance McFarland, Fire Chief Curtis Vry and Brett Stender.

Receiving a $10,000 check from Channeling Seeds' Channeling Good program, presented by Jamie Smith and Dennis Dukes, are Greenfield firefighters Rocky Merritt, Lance McFarland, Fire Chief Curtis Vry and Brett Stender. (Contributed photo)

Local Channel SeedPro Jamie Smith with Smith Farms and Seed recently directed a $10,000 Channeling Good donation to Greenfield Fire Department Foundation. Greenfield Fire Department Foundation will use the funds to support ongoing efforts for recovery of the EF4 tornado, specifically rebuilding the fire station after the previous one was damaged beyond repair in the 2024 tornado.

Since 2021, Channeling Good has been dedicated to giving back to organizations that enhance farmers lives and strengthen rural communities. The initiative first started as a way to serve the communities of Mt. Vernon and Lisbon, Iowa who were affected by the devastating derecho storms that impacted Iowa in 2020. After seeing the impact of serving those communities, the Channel brand made the decision to expand the initiative to local communities across rural America. In 2025, Channel have given $175,000 to organization across rural America.

In March, Channel SeedPros nominated local nonprofits in their area for a chance to receive a donation from Channeling Good. Channel SeedPros across the country have directed donations to youth agriculture programs, emergency response organizations, schools, food banks and many more organizations that are dedicated to the success and preservation of rural America.

“At Channel, service has always been at the heart of everything we do. We are honored to partner with local nonprofits organizations across the country who are truly making a difference in their local communities,” Channel Brand Manager Jenna Maltbie said. “Our hope is that these funds can produce a lasting impact across rural America for years and generations to come.”

Work has begun on the site that will eventually become Greenfield’s new fire station, at the corner of Highway 25 and East Iowa Street, where the previous station stood. The new fire station will be a 10,700-square-feet structure with east and south facing bays. Graphite Construction has the contract for the build.