Iowa farmers see patchy rainfall aid crops in week end results
The Gazette reports uneven relief from rain across Iowa as the National Agricultural Statistics Service notes topsoil and subsoil moisture mostly adequate with pockets of shortage. Corn silking at 6 percent and soybeans blooming at 20 percent. oat colors advance. alfalfa hay second cut at 48 percent. hay quality strong at 71 percent good to excellent. Dyersville market June 29 paid 175 per ton for last year western hay. round bales 100 to 122.50 per ton. Demand favored better hay. market saturated for damaged and grinding hay.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dyersville
Nebraska
Collins CCU expands into Des Moines with five new branches
Collins Community Credit Union plans five new Des Moines area offices this summer adding three in Price Choppers at 4343 Merle Hay Road 3425 Ingersoll Ave and 5440 NW 86th St Johnston A mortgage office will open on 78th Street in Clive and a branch at 6260 Mills Civic Pkwy West Des Moines Nick Tonelli will supervise the rollout The credit union with 936.4 million in assets operates 14 Iowa locations and serves residents of several counties
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Collins Community Credit Union
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Price Choppers
Merle Hey
Ingersoll
Nick Tonelli
Colins Community Credit Union
Tonelli
Collins
Marion
North Liberty
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Linn
Johnson, Polk
George.ford
Eclipse Trading Post brings fair trade goods to Marion store
Everly Blasingame runs Eclipse Trading Post a fair trade shop in Marion offering gifts jewelry pottery and textiles from India Egypt Brazil Ethiopia and Tunisia plus US made items by women survivors of trafficking and addiction A Village Table Collection showcases artisan foods from Iowa and the US and profits support human rights groups.
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Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Beverly Blasingame
Marion
Eclipse Trading Post
11Th Avenue
Horseshoe
NewBo
Blasingame
India
Egypt
Brazil
Ethiopia
Tunisia
United States
Laos
Iowa
Marion shop owner highlights fair trade gifts and women’s empowerment
Beverly Blasingame of Eclipse Trading Post in Marion discusses fair trade gifts with a story behind them. She recalls her mother’s struggle after their father left and how the Country Cafe inspired Blasingame’s path to entrepreneurship and support for women with limited income.
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Beverly Blasingame
Eclipse Trading Post
Marion
11Th St
Eclipsetradingpost
Ing
Blasingame
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission elects new leadership
Marcia Rogers was chosen chairperson of the Eastern Iowa Airport Commission. David Yeoman of Rockwell Collins was elected vice chair, Carroll Reasoner of the University of Iowa named secretary, and Josh Schamberger of the Iowa City/Coralville CVB named acting secretary. Pat Baird is immediate past chairman. Terms run to June 30, 2019.
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Cedar Rapids Airport
Iowa
Marcia Rogers
Rogers
Political Briny
Marty Lewis
Ing
Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids
Yeoman
Carroll Reasoner
University of Iowa
Reasoner
Josh Schamberger
Iowa City
Coralville
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Thegazette
CCCU
E. Iowa
Everly Blasingame
NewBo City
Airport Commission
David Yeoman
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