Pork Palace opens at All Iowa Fair run by Bechkas
Husband and wife team Ron Bechcka of Mount Vernon and Sandy Bechka head the Pork Producers and Porkettes at Linn County Pork Palace. The stand has sold 2,500 pounds of pork last year and aims to attract more fairgoers this year as a public relations effort to promote pork.
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Linn County
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Porkettes
Pork Palace
Ron Bechcka
Mount Vernon
Pork Producers
Sandy
Bechkas
All-Iowa Fair introduces grand market lamb Sunday
Market lamb champ Ray Zamastil of Fairfax displayed Sunday as grand champion at the All-Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs. His herdsman Dan Nemec of Fairfax posed with the trophy in the Sunday afternoon event.
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Ray Zamastil
Fairfax
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Dan Nemec
Iowa farm datebook lists July shows and camps
The Iowa Angus Preview and Junior Premier show are set for July 7 and 8 at Knoxville fairground. Other events include Northern Regional Junior Hereford Heifer Show July 6-7 near Goodhue Minnesota and the sixth National Junior Polled Hereford Heifer Show July 9-13 in Springfield Missouri. County and state 4-H camps and leadership conferences fill the month across Iowa with numerous beef and dairy events and a wide slate of related meetings.
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Knoxville
Schafer
Goodhue
Minn
Springfield
Iowa Teachers Conservation
Clayton County
Eualu
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Fort Dodge
Albert Lea
State Soil Conservation Committee
Best Western Village Inn
Interstate 80
24Th Street
Council Bluffs
Holiday Inn
Des Moines
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Hyatt House
ICA County
Iowa Park Producers Association
Adventureland Inn
Altoona
Fort Des Moines
Feeder prices cut steer entries for county fairs
High feeder cattle prices last fall reduced steer show entries across The Gazette area. Linn County 4-H and FFA kept 138 head, while Cedar Johnson and Dubuque saw steep drops from last year. Officials predict further reductions as some December weigh-ins may not reach fairs. Varlyn Fink notes preparation for the price impact.
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Jackson
Jones Counties
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Jones County
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Clayton County
Iowa County
Winneshiek
Varlyn Fink
Anamosa
Becicka's entry tops rabbit show at All-Iowa Fair
Frank Becicka of Bertram topped the All-Iowa Fair rabbit judging at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. He won best of show with his Chocolate senior and also claimed best American Chinchilla best Havana and best opposite Havana among 175 rabbits shown by 25 exhibitors.
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Frank Becicka
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Becicka
Carrie Miller
Rosemary Ridgeway
Waterloo
Curtis Ridgeway
New Zealand
Richard Howard
Marion
Bill Ahern
Iowa City
Mixdorf Rabbitry
Cedar Falls
Ronald W. Brown
Newton
Silver Martin
Gary Grimm
D’argent
Champagne D’argent
Phillip Randall
LaPorte City
Leland
Frances Kenney
Clarence
Sable
Angus breeder Wolrab to speak at CSU conference
Milo Wolrab of Mount Vernon Iowa will speak Tuesday morning at Colorado State University Fort Collins on Adding Value to Angus Cattle. He leads Wayside Farms and will join a four person panel at 8 30 a m in the Student Center Theater.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Iowa
Milo Wolrab
Mount Vernon
Wolrab
Wayside Farms
Colorado State University
Lincoln signs Morrill Act to create land grant colleges
On this date in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act. It granted states 13 million acres of land to establish land grant colleges, shaping higher education in the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln
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