Bronze Jersey Jewel honors ISU Dairy Farm sculpture by Norma Lyon
Norma Daffy Lyon, famed for 46 years of butter cow sculptures at the Iowa State Fair, unveils Jersey Jewel in bronze for Iowa State University Dairy Farm. The life sized cow sculpture, displayed in Kildee Hall, will stay until the farm’s completion in late summer or early fall, funded with Swiss Valley Farms support.
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Norma “Daffy” Lyon
Toledo
Jersey
Iowa State University
Iowa
Jersey Jewel
Kildee Hall
Lyon
Towa State
Joe
Swiss Valley Farms
Web tool links 81 groups to curb Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
The Leopold Center unveils RiverMap a web map and database connecting Mississippi River watershed groups working on water quality. The site highlights efforts across 81 states to reduce nutrient runoff that fuels hypoxia in the Gulf, noting wide adoption of best management and perennial cropping practices.
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Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
Mississippi River
RiverMap. Org
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Connecticut
Deri Neal
Leopold Center
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Bush Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Stover Seen As Ethanol Fuel Hope For Farmers
Exponential growth in the ethanol sector pushes corn farmers to look at field stover as an alternative feedstock. SDSU researchers and USDA ecologists note stover aids soil health and erosion control, but removal must balance soil needs. Experts from VeraSun Energy Corp. add that residues supplement a broader biomass fuel source with high energy content.
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Dirk Lammers
Associated Press
Brookings
South Dakota
State University
Stover
Susan Andrews
Federal Natural Resources Conservation Service
Andrews
Gregg Carlson
SDSU
Bruce Jamerson
VeraSun Energy Corp
Jamerson
Sessions on risk in a demand driven market in Marion
Chris Modaff of RJ O'Brien will speak at Prairie Hills Pavilion Marion January 25 at 5 pm on What's Your Risk in a Demand Driven Market. Sponsored by Bump Investor Services, RSVP by Thursday at 800 378 2525. Call 319 377 9839 to register.
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Marion
Chris Modaff
RJ. O’brien
Chicago
Prairie Hills
Modoff
Chicago Board of Trade
Bump Investor Services
Cedar Rapids
Annie's Project offers six sessions for farm women at Kirkwood College
To wn State University Extension presents Annie's Project to help farm women with business. The six sessions cover financial and production records, marketing plans, risk management, regulatory docs, HR and time management. Sessions run 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays Feb 1 through March 15 except March 8 at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids.
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Annie
Town State University Extension
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rap
Why People Take Risks On and Off the Farm
LaMar Grafft, a safety specialist with I C CASH and former farmer, reflects on why people seek danger from farming to housework. He recalls personal injuries, including a table saw mishap, and questions how to change risk taking while noting safety lessons from his career and regional partners.
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LaMar Graffi
University «A. of Iowa
Mia Piso
Icker
Sim
Morning Silence at Work Sparks Self-Check on Motives
A reader venting about a silent coworker is advised to stop initiating chats and greet briefly instead. The author suggests evaluating personal motives, as silence may reflect preference rather than arrogance, and urges focus on respectful interactions.
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AMES
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Leoopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
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Jones County
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University of Iowa
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