Farmer doubles as fair manager in Johnson County
Fremont Isaacs 69, farming 240 acres near Iowa City with son John 36, manages Johnson County Fair for eight years and serves on regional fire district. He talks crop rotation, conservation farming, fair finances, and local politics as he runs the fair ground operations.
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University of Illinois tests dairy swine feed for chemical residues
Yoder Foods funds independent testing of 40 to 50 feed ingredients and final products with U of I to guard against contamination. The program costs over 20000 annually and aims to reassure dairy and swine producers about safety. Experts say regional quality assurance and GMPs are the future to prevent feed related contamination like the PBB incident.
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