North Dakota Farmers Pressure as Federal Subsidy Cuts Loom
North Dakota farmers like Owen Olson fear federal subsidy cuts amid rising diesel costs and fickle weather. Leaders cite three in four local farmers depend on payments while Bush proposals seek billions in reductions over a decade. Critics call subsidies consumer welfare and warn of market distortions and consolidation.
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Peter Slevin
Washington Post
Medina
N.D
North Dakota
Owen Olson
Olson
Scrabble WV faces exurban growth as farm sale sparks plan
In Scrabble West Virginia residents fear housing sprawl after a 300 acre farm sold for 3.6 million amid exurban growth. Community members formed a cooperative to buy land and guide development while county plans and environmental concerns shape a regional response.
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Washington Post Scrabble
W.va
Jim Staley
Washington, D.C
Carolyn Thomas
Lawyers
Charles Town
Scrabble
Thomas
West Virginia
Panhandle
William E. Knode Jr
Jefferson Security Bank
Shepherdstown
Jack Staley
Staley
U.S
Berkeley County
Jefferson County
Berkeley
Jefferson County Commission
Griffith
Kearneysville
Scrabble Group
Washington Post
David Klinger
Griffith Farm
The
Shepherds Grade
Riding safely around horses on farms with expert tips
Startled horses pose risks to riders on farms and owners must treat equines as powerful unpredictable animals. Tips include talking to the horse, keeping distance from behind, wearing a helmet, watching for mare foal and stallion aggression, and having a helper in newborn foal areas. LaMar Grafft from I C A SH shares safety guidance from Iowa institutions.
Quilters Host Fundraiser to Aid Washington County Fair Hall
A Washington County quilting group raises funds for a new fair exhibition hall housing the Extension office and a community room. The program featuring Liz Porter and Marianne Fons will be held Tuesday at Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington with a $10 entry, all proceeds toward the $350,000 goal.
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Iowa
Washington, Iowa
Washington County
Rosemary Pacha
Brighton
Pacha
Friends
Washington County Fair Association
Nancy Adrian
Washington County Extension
Jane Dallmeyer
Washington
Liz Porter
Marianne Fons
Sue Applegate
Ainsworth
Knights of Columbus
Adrian
Farm notes organize organic transition and seed workshops
A free workshop on converting to organic farming runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kalona Family Cupboard Restaurant Kalona with sponsors including ISU Organic Agriculture Program ISU Extension Leopold Center Professional Proteins and more Registration by Tuesday call 515 294 5116 or email acmckern@iastate.edu Seed workshops at ISU Seed Science Center cover seed corn quality conditioning color sorting gravity tables and GMO testing May 25 through Nov 15 with fees 50 to 200 Contact Connie Sandveat at 515 294 6821 or csandve@iastate.edu MVGGA meets 6 p.m. April 20 at Peder Meyer LC Vineyards Springville to discuss weed control fertilization and soil analysis Call Limestone Bluffs RC&D at 563 652 5104 for more information.
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Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program
ISU Extension
The
Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
Professional Proteins Ltd
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
Acmckern
Iastate.edu
Extension
Agron.iastate. Edu
Organicag
Iowa State University
Connie Sandveat
Instate
Mississippi Valley Grape Growers Association
Peder Meyer LC Vineyards
County Home Rd
Springville
Limestone Bluffs
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Washington County Group
New Hall
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