Ag groups fund U of Iowa nutrition education project
Dairy beef and pork groups contribute 500000 to the University of Iowa College of Medicine to integrate nutrition into the medical curriculum. Linda Snetselaar leads the Preventive Nutrition project in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, aiming to educate future doctors on nutrition and team with nutritionists.
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Marlene Lucas
University of Iowa
Linda Snetselaar
U of I
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Midland Dairy Association
Iowa Beef Industry Council
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Snetselaar
Mary Thorsell
Thorsell
The
American Dietetic Association
Regional meetings review Rural Water Framework Study
A regional effort in Eastern Iowa analyzes how rural areas can gain water service. The Iowa Rural Water Association-led study covers 12 counties and 148 communities, outlining 65 service areas and future steps toward feasibility studies and user surveys. Informational meetings list dates and locations in Letts, West Branch, Manchester, Epworth, Maquoketa, and Anamosa.
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Marlene Lucas
Iowa
Iowa Rural Water Association
Des Moines
Buchanan
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Johnson
Jones, Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Gregory Huff
Epworth Community Center
Bierman St
Clinton/Scott
Maquoketa Community Center
S. Eliza St
Linn/Jones
City Hall
S. Ford St
Anamosa
Rural Electrical Cooperatives
The
Quad City All Breed Horse Fair at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
The Quad City All Breed Horse Association hosts the Sixth Annual Horse Fair featuring rare breeds at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds this weekend. Dates, hours 9 am to 6 pm, admission $5 adults, $2 ages 6–12, free under 5. info via Roseanne Flammat.
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Quad City All Breed Horse Association
Quad City
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Roseanne Flammat
Iowa State University Extension
Elaine Hall
Linn County
Iowa
Independent Turkey Growers Build Up in Minnesota
ABEL Minn AP Myron and Deb Hirsch expanded their eastern Fillmore County turkey operation adding three barns nearly tripling capacity to almost 4 million pounds per year. They moved to independence after 1995 amid high feed costs and praise from area farmers and officials for support.
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Myron Hirsch
Mabel, Minn
Hirsch
Deb
Abel
Minn
Myron
Deb Hirsch
Minnesota
Fillmore County
Iowa
Hirsches
Jerome Foods
Mabel
USDA moves to halt decline of family farms
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman unveils plans to create a National Commission on Small Farms in June to study how to keep small and disadvantaged farmers on their land. He notes aging farmers, calls for hearings nationwide, and ties farm structure to rural stability amid a rise in large corporate farms.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
America
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Congress
Kansas
Commission On
Clin
Hassebrook
Kathleen Kelley
Kelley
Meeker
Colo
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U of
Association
Fayette County
FFA
E. Clark
Fayette
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Kelly Kuennen
Fort Atkinson
Scott Johnson
Guttenberg
Jeremiah Yuska
Hudson
Stacia Piggott
Waukon
Tina Haupt
Fairbank
Corrina Schafbach
Marengo
Alicia Peden
Atalissa
Kasey Nebergall
Mechanicsville
Scott Cronbaugh
Belle Plaine
Jason Steele
Fairfield
Theresa Danner
Iowa City
Scott Wonderlich
Mount Pleasant
Matt Norman
Double L Group
Garnaville
Holly Steffen
Garber
Nathan Marting
Cargill
Holly Blackford
Alburnett
National
FFA Organization
Jerome
USDA
Meneis Holstein Steettle Sale
Manchester
Les
Wendell & Neva Spelding
Jesup
Art Nachtman
Ryan
Jim Baldwin
Hazleton
John Bader
Chris Foster
Jasonville
Larry McBurney
Clossout
Marvin
Gazette
Ecityune
Buddy Goly
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