Farm Bus Tour Showcases Large Iowa Farms and Ops
Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the tenth Farm Bus Tour giving about 30 city visitors views of Meythaler Farms Inc Balderson Farms and Clemens Dairy. Tour leader Cleon Herriott says the aim is to show urban and agricultural interests how complex and businesslike modern farming is and to improve understanding between growers and city business people.
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Meythaler
Joe
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Balderston Farms Inc
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Karen Balderston
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Alburnett
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Kathy Clemens
Clemens
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Claude Jones
Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Barlow’s
Retired Iowa milk hauler recalls 50 years on the road
Glenn Dirks of Reinbeck, 68, reflecting on a half century of milk hauling from a career that began as a teen hired man, moved from cream to whole milk, and expanded from a Hudson base to four trucks. He recalls early routes, weather, regulation shifts, and working through the Depression before voting for Reagan.
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the Gazette
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Hawkeye Tech
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Des Moines
Dirks
ISU Issues Replanting For Damaged Crops In Iowa
Iowa State University experts address questions on replanted corn and soybeans after weather damage. Guidance covers rootworms with timing notes after June 10, corn borers risk for second generation in August, cutworms, and herbicide persistence affecting replant decisions including tillage depth and potential need to replant to soybeans.
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AMES
Iowa State University
Jerry DeWitt
DeWitt
Jim Nelson
ISU
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