Wool winners bring Iowa trio to national contest
Ready for the Make It With Wool contest in San Diego this January are Iowa winners Shirley Crowley of Anamosa adult division Diane Urbanos of Sioux City senior and Anne Mangold of Ames junior. The contest is sponsored by the Women s Auxiliary of the National Wool Growers Association the American Sheep Producers Council and the Iowa Sheep Council Auxiliary.
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San Diego
Iowa
Shirley Crowley
Anamosa
Diane Urbanos
Sioux City
Anne Mangold
Ames
Women's Auxiliary
National Wool Growers Association
American Sheep Producers Council
Iowa Sheep Council
Featherless chickens touted by Clemson researchers
Poultry scientists at Clemson University report hatching featherless baby chickens they believe could be tastier and cheaper to raise. Researchers say mass production may take time and note heat resistance and flavor advantages as potential benefits versus conventional birds.
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Clemson, S.C
UPI
Clemson University
G.P. Birrenkott
Clemson
Agricultural Experiment Station
South Carolina
Wisconsin eyes Milwaukee for Iowa grain elevator project
An Iowa group seeks a Milwaukee harbor site for a 140 million bushel grain elevator boosting Wisconsin cash grain marketing. Iowa Agra Industries would partner with 30 Wisconsin co-ops to support a 28 million dollar facility split profits, aiming for solvency with 83 million bushels yearly demand.
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Madison
Wis
Iowa
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Robert Thayer
State Agriculture Department
Thayer
Lake Michigan
Sentative
Agra Industries
Des Moines
State Agriculture Board
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives
Chicago
Rabies Warning as Skunks Remain Top Carriers
Iowa State University veterinarian warns skunks stay the leading rabies carrier and advises against keeping them as pets. Data shows 51 of 100 skunks tested over four months were rabid, with bats and other animals also scoring positives. Authorities explain tests and public health implications, noting environmental resistance to skunk control and limited success of immunization efforts.
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Ames
Iowa State University
John B. Herrick
ISU Extension
Iowa State University Diagnostic Laboratory
State Hygienic Laboratory
University of Iowa
Herrick
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