Armyworm Alert follows mild spring in Iowa cornfields
A Iowa State University entomologist reports early spring kept European corn borer numbers down while warning farmers to watch for armyworm moth invasions. June 11 to 13 saw unusually high moth activity statewide, possibly from far south. Eggs could hatch and threaten corn, pasture and lawn, though immediate spraying is not advised. High temperatures and low humidity may prevent establishment.
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Iowa
Harold Stockdale
Iowa State University Extension
Stockdale
Iowa Farm Prices Dip For Soybeans Corn And Steers
Iowa farmers saw lower returns for soybeans and corn and a drop in steers last week while hog prices rose. Soybeans at central Iowa elevators averaged 7.37 to 7.50 per bushel, corn 1.98 to 2.01, steers down 50 cents to 1, with classic average at 38.88 per hundredweight. Hogs gained 50 cents to 2.50, averaging 42.78 per hundredweight. lambs and large eggs edged higher. Separately, Sen John Culver co sponsors a bill to create a national climate program to collect weather data and aid pattern prediction amid Midwest drought.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Uss
John Culver
Midwest
Iowa Cattlemen Warn on Slaughter Cattle Marketing
Iowa cattlemen should tread carefully selling slaughter cattle amid low spirits prices and scattered drought conditions across the state. Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn President Bill Schermer cautions that packer forecasts of further price drops could trigger panic selling and urges producers to monitor market numbers and overall marketing conditions.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Cattlemen's Assn
Bill Schermer
Schermer
Lamb Champion Surges at National Lamb Show in Minnesota
Albert Leas? shows the live grand champion lamb at the National Lamb Show in Albert Lea Minnesota. Ruth Axiotis, 13, of Hampton, showed the 125 pound lamb the fastest gainer on test at 1.14 pounds daily and a 2.93 square inch loin eye. Kevin Mobley of Sioux City presented the individual carcass champion while Bob Kimm of Dysart had the reserve. Louis Schomburg of Hampton owned the carcass champion pen of five. Michelle Naig of Graettinger claimed the reserve carcass champion junior derby pen.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Ruth Axiotis
Hampton
Kevin Mobley
Sioux City
Bob Kimm
Dysart
Louis Schomburg
Michelle Naig
Graettinger
Grasshopper Plague Seen Likely If Drought Persists
Iowa may face a grasshopper outbreak if rainfall remains scarce. Extension entomologist Harold Stockdale warns that continued dryness in 1977 could drive grasshopper populations up, causing widespread crop damage as insects migrate from roadsides to corn soybean fields hay and pastures.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Harold Stockdale
Princess crowned Fayette County dairy princess
Princess Jeannie Wurzer of Fort Atkinson was crowned Fayette county dairy princess last week. Stockdale warns grasshoppers pose a statewide threat with early movement into corn and hayfields. He urges farmers to inspect fields now and spray field edges as grasshoppers rise, noting lower insecticide rates are effective early. Moisture remains critically needed across central sections after recent heavy rains.
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Jeannie Wurzer
Fort Atkinson
Fayette County
Fayette
Stockdale
Iowa
Milk Output Is Increasing in Iowa May Production
Iowa milk production reached 383 million pounds in May, up from the year before per the Crop and Livestock Reporting service. The average cow count was 387,000, down 4,000 from a year ago, with production per cow at 990 pounds a month record and farmers receiving about 9 dollars per hundred pounds, versus 8.80 last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kress Exhibits Stanwood Calf Show Champion
Rodney Kress of Clarence topped 74 entrants to win the grand champion steer at the Stanwood calf show. His 1,015 pound crossbred lead the day after being named top crossbred in seven classes. Mie Hasselbusch of Clarence claimed reserve crossbred with a 1,200 pound steer.
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Stanwood
Rodney Kress
Clarence
Kress
Mie Hasselbusch
Mike Buck
London
Angus
Scott Eichorn
Corn Exhibit Highlights Historic Iowa Seed Signs Displays
An Iowa State University library exhibit titled The Other Signs by the Side of the Road features records from the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. It showcases seed corn signs, photographs, and memorabilia including a $150 ear of corn by D L Pascal and a $500 bushel prize won by Krizer Brothers, with items from Crown O Gold Perkins Hybrids and other seed firms in three display cases through June 30.
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Department of Special Collections
Iowa State University Library
Craig Klein
Iowa Falls
Ivan Hawthorn
Iowa Crop Improvement Assn
Ames
D.L. Pascal
DeWitt
Krizer Brothers
Eddyville
Iowa
W.L. Harding
Sioux City
Breda
Thompson
Belmond
Lueck
Denison
Zeman Brothers
Tama
Veren
State Center
O.W. Johnson and Son
LeGrand
Holrah
Charter Oak
Evolution of Iowa Crop Improvement Assn Core History
The ISU library houses records tracing the Iowa Crop Improvement Assn from its 1902 origins in the Iowa Corn Growers Assn through mergers with the Iowa Small Grain Growers Assn in 1913 and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Assn in 1950 to form the current body. The collection includes seed tests 1920 52 seed producers directories 1908 09 12 14 42 annual reports 1912 39 1951 58 and seed tags from U.S. corn and small grain producers. It also covers corn husking contests master corn and soybean growers and seed certification.
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Iowa Crop Improvement Assn
ISU
Iowa Corn Growers Assn
Iowa Small Grain Growers Assn
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Assn
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Assn
Iowa
U.S
Central Iowa Faces Critical Moisture Shortage for Crops
Iowa State University crop specialists report a large central Iowa dry zone spanning Greene, Boone, Story and Hamilton counties with some areas under two inches subsoil moisture. They warn corn needs about one inch of weekly rain for normal yields and that drought could threaten crops if rains do not return soon, while other parts of the state show adequate moisture and potential for normal yields with light additional rainfall.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Iowa State University
Greene
Boone
Story
Hamilton
Wright, Webster
Crawford
Carroll
Shelby
Audubon
Guthrie
Dallas
Polk
Jasper
Mills
Mitchell
ISU
Adams
Union
Taylor and Ringgold
Keokuk
Wapello
Davis
Jefferson
Cedar
Clinton
Muscatine
Scott
Buena Vista
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Iowa Distinguished Dairyman Nominations Close July 1
The closing date for nominations for the 13th annual Iowa Distinguished Dairyman awards is July 1. The program honors an active Iowa dairy farmer who excels in business operations and provides leadership to the industry. Nomination blanks are available from the Midland United Dairy Industry Assn., Ankeny.
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Ankeny
UPI
Iowa
Midland United Dairy Industry Assn
Rustlers Take Fake Animals In Saco Prank Week
Saco police report three animal thefts this week all involve fake livestock. A fiberglass cow was hijacked from Golden Harvest on U.S. 1 in a college prank and a wooden rooster was recovered in Fairfield. Earlier a plastic pig went missing from Saco butcher Karl Brandt's lawn.
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Saco
Maine
UPI
Karl Brandt
Fairfield
Golden Harvest
U.S. 1
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