Siek Exhibits Grand Champion at Benton Fair
Robert Siek 17 of Blairstown tops the Angus division at Benton county fair beef judging in Vinton and becomes grand champion as well as champion showman. Peg Hanneman 14 of Vinton wins reserve show champion Angus Hereford cross and reserves in other breeds. Other breed wins include Hereford by Andy Hartz Blairstown reserve by John Freese Van Horne. Shorthorn champion Tony Simmons Center Point with reserve Lyle Scheetz. other breeds reserve Joe Boddicker Newhall. In heifer division Andrea Urice Vinton exhibits champion and reserve. Angus heifers Doug and Steve Smith Center Point take top and reserve. Brian Clark Vinton exhibits both champion and reserve in other breeds. Open quality swine show features John Scholte Norway with best on foot. Birker and Rhinehart Vinton place second.
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Vinton
Andrea Urice
Becky Merritt
Springville
Angus
Doug Smith
Center Point
Benton County Fair
Peg Hannaman
Robert Sick
Blairstown
Robert Siek
Siek
Peg Hanneman
Hanneman
Andy Hartz
John Freese
van Horne
Tony Simmons
Lyle Scheetz
Steve Smith
Joe Boddicker
Dan Freese
Brian Clark
Benton Fair
John Scholte
Norway
Birker and Rhinehart
Charles Wengert
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Sheryl Hall
Malcom
Clair Kuntz
Brooklyn
David Farnum
Victor
Melinda Olson
Marc Olson
Gala Rooda
Searsboro
Tom Wengert
Mark Simmons
Ron Reedy
David Fleming
Rick Graff
Fritz James
Rodney Provin
Guernsey
Terry Dale
Iowa fair cancels open class beef carcass contest
The Iowa State Fair Board canceled the open class beef carcass contest scheduled for Thursday as cattle feeders balk at price ceilings still in effect and market conditions. Secretary Kenneth Falk said exhibitors could not enter, and entry fees for the 90 head entered will be refunded. the event has run since 1958 before the fair opens Friday.
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Iowa State Fair
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Board
State Fair
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Fulk
Jensen Named to Dubuque Area Extension Post
James Jensen 25 was named farm management specialist for the eight northeast Iowa counties served by Iowa State University extension. Dubuque area director Glen Kuiper announced the appointment. Jensen, raised on a Illinois cash grain beef farm, holds a BA in agricultural education and an MS in agricultural economics.
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Dubuque
James Jensen
Iowa State University
Sion
Iowa
Glen Kuiper
Jensen
New Lenox
Ill
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Southeast Illinois College
Harrisburg
L. J. Bodensteiner
Poweshiek County Fair Beef Winners Dominate Show
Grinnell siblings Michelle Gropper and Jeff Grinnell led multiple wins in market beef with Michelle taking grand champion market beef and reserve Hereford while Jeff claimed champion Hereford and reserve Angus market beef. Sue Carnahan also secured supreme beef heifer and additional championships.
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Poweshiek County Fair
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Michelle Gropper
Jeff
Sue Carnahan
Sue
Wasps Released to Fight Cereal Leaf Beetle Across States
The AP reports 850000 tiny wasps released by the Agriculture Department to combat cereal leaf beetles. Reared over six years in labs, the European pests damaged small grain crops in Indiana Kentucky Michigan New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia as wasps form colonies and spread far from release sites.
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Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
United States
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Kentucky
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
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Alyn Buchelt
Ayrshire
Connie Aspenson
Linda Rausch
Lori Rausch
Charolais
Mark Dayton
Tom Dayton
Dave van Arkel
Randy Fowler
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Duane Lender
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Keri Warwick
Deep River
Mary Lang
Paul Parmley
Mark Rutherford
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