Southern Blight Found in 40 Iowa Counties
Iowa State University reports southern corn leaf blight identified in 40 Iowa counties with 24 new additions this week. The spread is slow in some fields and easily hidden in others, often following corn after corn or volunteer corn. Fungicides can slow spore germination but do not stop the disease. producers should verify diagnosis before spraying and plan chemical orders days in advance.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
Allamakee
Audubon
Benton
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Chickasaw
Clayton
Crawford
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Hancock
Harrison
Jackson
Louisa
Monona
Pottawattamie
Pocahontas
Woodbury
Towa
ISU
jCheck
Icides
Kirkwood Plans Farm Field Days at Cedar Rapids campus
Kirkwood Community College will showcase agriculture facilities during its second annual field days on July 9 and 10 at 6301 Kirkwood Boulevard SW Cedar Rapids. Events run from 1 p.m. to dusk with wagon tours, a grand opening of the farm supply center, new metal pole building, crop and livestock demos, wildlife habitat display, student tours, and free refreshments.
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Kirkwood Community —College
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Larry Statler
Kirkwood Agriculture Department
Statler
College Farm Supply Center
S. New Campus
Conference on Telling Farm Story Proposed in Des Moines
Marion executive John W Megown announced a plan to convene leaders from public affairs oriented agriculture groups in Des Moines to craft how farming's story should be told Governors Ray endorsed the idea Megown said the aim is to improve agricultural communications and compare to other national sectors He criticized officials who blame others and urged those in agriculture to address the root causes of farm problems.
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Aa Wel Gazette
Marion Feed
Des Moines
John W. Megown
Marion
Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board
Nebraska Agricultural Communications Seminar
Lincoln
Ray
Iowa
Megown
Megowin
Abraham Lincoln
Spesklers
Agriculture Department
Vast Rural Lands Urgently Needing Conservation Work
A UPI report from Washington states two thirds of the nation's nonfederal rural land still requires conservation treatment. The 1987 inventory by the Agriculture Department's Soil Conservation Service covers 1.438 billion acres across 3,087 counties in all states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with 44 percent suitable for cultivation and 83 percent needing some conservation.
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Bernard Breaner
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Tainland
Hawaii
Alaska
Linn County fair entries due in extension office
Linn County extension 4H leader Keith Westercamp reminds exhibitors that livestock science mechanics and arts entries must be filed by June 30. The Linn County fair runs at Central City from July 27 to 39, featuring a variety of shows and contests.
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Keith J. Westercamp
Central City
Angus Member Elected at St Joseph Missouri
J W Rebn erson of Cedar Rapids Iowa has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St Joseph Missouri Lloyd D Miller executive secretary announced this week
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Dave LaClerc
Patar Hunter
Iowa
Central City
Gary Burmeister
LeClerc
Jeff Cannell
Muscatine
Hunter
Iawa
Earl Gibson
Fayette
LeClare
Dwight LeClerc
H. G. Hunter
ST. Joseph
J. W. Rebnertson
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Missouri
Lloyd D. Miller
Checks on the table for Linn county farmers payments
Linn county ASCS executive director Bob Wegmuller says over two million dollars in 2,200 government farm program checks will be mailed to 2,186 Linn county farmers this year. About 50 farmers haven’t certified yet and may be canceled if not certified by July 1. 75 percent of checks expected by July 1 and officers by July 15, with delays due to late certification. Pictured are Peggy McGowan Alburnett Wilma Simmons Central City Neva Lanning Toddville Roy Crosby and Bob Wegmuller.
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Bob Wegmuller
Linn County
ASCS
Wegmuller
Wegmiuller
Peggy McGowan
Alburnett
Wilma Simmons
Central City
Neva Lanning
Toddville
Roy Crosby
Coggon
Bob Wegmullar
Government bans Ambtrole use in crop poison control
The Environment Protection Agency announced a total ban on Ambtrole use on croplands after a 1959 scare linked residues to cranberries. The ban, effective in 39 days, allows non cropland use only and aims to prevent thyroid cancer risk while keeping machinery safe.
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Washington
UPI
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