Lightning sparks 100 cow dairy legacy in Chelsea
Emil Ledvina recalls the 1939 lightning strike on a milk cow and how it steered his Chelsea farm toward a Brown Swiss dairy. Now a 100 cow operation with grandson Steve joining, the Ledvina family maintains a dairy heritage begun in 1868 amid plans for continuity by the next generation.
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Chelsea
Ledvina
Emil Ledvina
Jim
Joe
Steve
Iowa State University
Ames
Emil
Jersey
Waterloo
Wind toppled old Cedar Rapids airport barn in twister
A strong Monday wind at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport toppled a nearby historic barn once located at the site. The Petrak family reported the barn was picked up and placed near a car a barn width from its original spot. One hex sign vanished and the other two now face east. Neighbors helped assess whether restoration was possible.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Lester Petrak
Petrak
All-Iowa Fair events and 4-H schedules across Iowa counties
Detailing 4-H and fair activities from July 1 to July 3 across Linn, Jones, Tama, Fayette and surrounding counties. Includes livestock exhibits, photography meetings, food preservation workshops, a Governor's Export Conference, livestock judging, 4-H exchanges, and entries due for the National Western Stock Show with dates and locations for Cedar Rapids Des Moines Nashua Monticello Olin and Manchester.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Allamakee County Fair
Fairground
Waukon
Otto Creek County
Fergus Falls
Minn
Linn County
Clayton County
Indiana
National
Delaware County
Bob Hall
Manchester
Marion
Susan Athoff
Central City
HACAP
Tama County
Toledo
Savery
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State University
Nashua
Monticello
Fayette County
Fayette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Keith Kirkpatrick
Mount Vernon
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Future Farmers of America
Central Iowa Fairgrounds
Denver
Colo
Jones Park
Ayrshire
Jersey
Government raises 1978 wheat loan rate to 2.35 per bushel
The Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland announced a 10 cent increase in the 1978 wheat loan rate to 2.35 per bushel. Farmers gain cash via the reserve program, with the release level rising to 3.29, while Bergland says recent cattle futures shifts are not connected to U.S. import decisions. Governors and farmers welcome the move as helping cash flow though prices may not rise immediately.
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Kansas City, Mo
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
American Seed Trade Association
Kansas City
Berland
Carter
U.S
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Martie Floyd
Johnson, Kan
American Agriculture Movement
Shorthorn wins at Independence field day
At the Buchanan County Fairground Independence Iowa the Northeast Iowa Shorthorn show crowned grand champions Rosemary Greeley Janesville and Gwyn Rudebeck Buckingham with the grand champion steer. Rudebeck also had the reserve grand champion while Todd Mizner LaPorte City showed the reserve steer. Greeley earned the best pair of females and Danny Janssen Waverly led the best pair of steers. Other first place females went to Laura Janssen Kate McBurney and Keith Hueneke. Ron Payton showed a first place steer as the event drew 40 entries.
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Independence
Iowa
Rosemary Greeley
Janesville
Gwyn Rudebeck
Buckingham
Greeley
Rudebeck
Todd Mizner
LaPorte City
Danny Janssen
Waverley
Laura Janssen
Waverly
Kate McBurney
Toddville
Keith Hueneke
Bellevue
Ron Payton
Thornton
Buchanan County Fairground
Weather dampens field activity across Iowa
Wet weather limited fieldwork nationwide with localized wind hail and flooding. Temperature ranged from 41 degrees at Elkader to 95 degrees at Shenandoah. Hail damage in northwest, north central and west central Iowa prompted some soybean replanting. Cutworms affected corn in central and lower state regions.
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Hawkeye State
National Weather Service
Elkader
Shenandoah
North Central
West Central
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Professional Park
St. Joseph’s School
Iowa Association OF Realtors
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