Future Star Farmer Hefty Drives Iowa FFA Honor
Sioux City reports 18 year old Dave Hefty of West Bend chosen Iowa Star Farmer by the FFA from 259 contenders. Hefty farms a 340 acre rented operation with a 100 head beef cow herd and a hog section of 200 feeders, 15 sows and litters under landowner Lawrence B.R. Kees of Algona. He notes investing $45,127 in farming and FFA vocational labor income over the past three years, with $27,348 in a recent span.
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West Bend
Iowa Future Farmers of America
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Hefty Joins West Bend High and Leads in FFA Officers
Hefty, a West Bend standout and senior class president, balances farm chores with school duties and football duties. Dan Frieberg of Fairfield heads a 13 000 member Iowa FFA as new president, emphasizing agricultural involvement in food production stories. The FFA convention drew 2 500 attendees as officers were elected across districts with several notable firsts and regional leaders named.
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Fairfield
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West Bend High School
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Iowa Ffa
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Decorah
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Northeast
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Dysart
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Randy Gay
Redfield
Suzan Apaydin
Shenandoah
Jack Bair
Odebalt
Lonnie Horn
Bloomfield
North Central
Pan Hange
Forest City
Calf Loss From Weak Calf Syndrome Tops 20 000 in Iowa
Iowa State University extension veterinarian John Herrick estimates about 6 000 cows and 20 000 newborn beef calves have died in Iowa this spring from weak calf syndrome. Most calves died weak at birth or failed to pulse despite intensive care. Research hints infectious agents and cold stress, poor cow diet during gestation, with lack of energy as a major cause.
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Lowa
John Herrick
Iowa State University
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Northwest
NZS Ws War to Fl 8c 1 Pan Saturday Unt 12 Noon
NZS Ws War to Fl 8c 1 pan Saturday until 12 noon Nisplay Servartising Bam to d pm on Bis.
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Charolais Registry Recognizes Polled Cows in Verification Program
Royston Charolais breeders may opt into a voluntary inspection and verification system by the American International Charolais Association. Verified smooth polled cattle receive a VP prefix on their registration, with costs borne by breeders and travel support possible via regional collaborations. A numerical scoring method classifies polledness, head shape, scar size, and presence of bumps for future breed data.
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Weigel Named Human Development Specialist for Northeast Iowa
Randy R. Weigel was hired as human development specialist for the Northeast Iowa extension area. Based in the Dubuque office, he will be reachable through extension offices in Allamakee Clayton Delaware Dubuque Fayette Howard Jackson and Winneshiek counties. Weigel, a Colorado native with degrees from Colorado State and Kansas State in psychology and family and child development, has held roles from college instructor to nursery school director and coach. He and his wife Stephanie will reside in Dubuque with their infant daughter.
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Starting Ag College Salaries Rise 6.5 Percent Across Midwest
An Ames survey of 14 Midwestern agriculture colleges shows 1974 bachelor, master, and doctoral grads gaining higher starting salaries and improved placement. Schools include Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas State, and others. 6.4 percent remained unplaced.
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