Area Counties Send 4-H Youths To Washington
Iowa 4-H members from Cedar Johnson Iowa and Washington counties visited Washington for a Citizenship Short Course. Larry Carpenter and Sarah Hemingway urged broader urban programs, while Don Johnson welcomed 65 youths and 8 chaperones at Veterans Administration headquarters.
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Washington
Iowa
Larry Carpenter
Lone Tree
Sarah Hemingway
West Branch
Larry
Sarah
Cedar
Johnson
Nixon Administration
Don Johnson
Veterans Administration
Kevin
Virginia
Gus Wallace
Clarence
Wallace
Cedar County
Jennifer
Donald E. Johnson
Veterans Affairs
JoAnn Stork
Mechanicsville
Veterans Administration Central Office
Varlyn Fink
Anamosa
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Farm Safety Check Commands
Implement a proactive safety routine on the farm by replacing worn wiring, removing greasy rags, and cleaning oil spills. Regular checks reduce fire and chemical hazards, mitigating trouble before it starts. create a simple weekly walkaround checklist and assign responsibilities.
Strike Slows Grain Movement in Iowa
DES MOINES AP The selective railroad strike hampers movement of grain and soybeans in Iowa. Argie Hall of the Farmers Grain Dealers Association quotes a 97 car grain train stuck without an engine and warns further strikes could hit the state hard. association serves 340 elevators. Also mentions Ringling Brothers acts Coco III and Coconut appearing on KCRG RADIO Talk of the Town at 12 50 AM Tuesday.
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Lective
Iowa
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Argie Hall
Des Moines
Ringling Brothers
Coco III
Coconut
KCRG
Linn County farmer fights corn leaf blight spray effort grows
In Linn Johnson and Cedar counties over 2500 acres of corn were sprayed for southern corn leaf blight this weekend. Iowa City rep Bill Langenberg warned of potential outbreaks, noting cool weather slowed spread. Ely’s Myers Farms treated 1500 of 2500 acres, while the state blight committee urged daily field inspections and timely fungicidal sprays.
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Ely
Linn
Johnson
Cedar County
Bill Langenberg
Iowa City
Langenberg
Grand Mound
Myers Farms Inc
Lovell Myers
John D. Randall
Iowa State University
Iowa
Southeast Iowa to see much below normal temps and heavy precipitation
The National Weather Service forecasts the next 30 days will bring temperatures far below normal and precipitation well above normal in southeastern Iowa. Elsewhere in the state temperatures will be below normal with precipitation near normal.
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Michelle James Shows Champion At Fayette Fair
At the Fayette county fair junior dairy show in West Union about 125 animals competed. Champions included Gary Lehman for Ayrshire and Alan Hackman for Brown Swiss, with numerous breed winners and showmen named from Elgin, West Union, Oelwein, and surrounding towns.
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West Union
Fayette County Fair
Gary Lehman
Elgin
Ayrshire
Ardith Lehman
Alan Hackman
Guernsey
Charles Decker
Oelwein
Alan Steffens
Clermont
Myron Arthur
Maynard
Bryan Rueber
Jersey
Norman Nachholz
Keith Steffens
Michelle James
Stanley
Mark Sauerbrei
Marcin Sauerbrei
Marvin Sauerbrei
Monty Kauffman
Sumner
Harlan Hartman
Fairbank
Marty Sauerbrei
Tomm Mann
Sandy McFarlane
Fayette
Tom Mann
Allan Schlumbohm
Hereford
Marcie Sauerbrei
Angus
Vagts Brothers
Eldorado
Poland
China
Fayette Fair
Dale Rueber
Duroc
Triuna Farms
Triana Farms
Hampshire
Jerry D. Brink
Yorkshire
Frank Moore
Cresco
Douglas Martin
Mike Gibbs
James Halstead
Fayette County
Mark Vagts
Bob Ralston, Jr
David Sieck
Glenney Wins Region 7 Soil Conservation Speech Contest
Dwight Glenney, 18, of Muscatine, was named winner of the Region 7 soil conservation speech contest held at Amana. He represented the Muscatine County soil conservation district in the regional competition.
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Dwight Glenney
Muscatine
Amana
Dwight
Muscatine County
Plan To Study the Causes of Blight
The Agriculture Department funds a three year study into southern corn leaf blight’s causes and effects. A $42 000 ARS grant will support work at Florida State Agricultural Experiment Station Gainesville. Scientists seek how male sterile or T sterile seed responds to blight and its impact on hybrid seed production costs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Agricultural Research Service
Florida State Agricultural Experiment Station
Gainesville
ARS
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Tom Hayes
Richard Green
Buckingham
Dorothy Williams
Herbel CO
Center Point Rd
Foun News
Linn County
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Earl Bardach
Delwein
Keith James
Shelley Levi
Arlington
Glenney
Catalina
Pontiac Motor
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