Tamra Jackson-Niems, Hope Native, and Her Husband Grow Prize-Winning Pumpkin
By Staff, 10/4/20 9:57 PM1992 Hope High graduate Tamra Jackson-Niems and her husband Larry took second place this weekend at the Southeast South Dakota Giant Pumpkin Growers weigh-off with a 822 pound specimen. The Niems have been growing giant pumpkins for several years and had previously won honors with an 807 pound pumpkin.
Tamra Jackson-Niems is a Professor of Plant Pathology with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She worked at the Southwest Research and Extension Center during her college years. Her husband Larry is a corn and soybean farmer. You can follow the Niems’ efforts on facebook at Cra Z Pumpkins.
