Lansings Lead Fayette County 4 H Clubs and Council Work
Neil and Julie Lansing long time Fayette County 4 H leaders balance dairy farm duties with 4 H and FFA projects. They serve as co advisers of the Fayette County 4 H Council and Northeast Iowa Area 4 H Council and support youth activities across 20 counties.
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Debra Fiderlein
Iowa
West Union
Neil Lansing
Neil
Lansing
Fayette County
Eldorado Eagles
Julie
Dovers
Northeast
Extension Council
Iowa Association of County Extension Councils
Iowa Farmer Today
Rural West Union
Iowa Area
Cattle producers upbeat on higher beef prices says MU economist
University of Missouri economist Scott Brown notes improving cattle on feed numbers and rising retail demand as FAPRI projects slaughter cattle averaging 74.51 per hundredweight this year. He warns about high freezer stocks and a shrinking cow herd ahead despite growth in exports to Mexico and South Korea.
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Iowa
Scott Brown
University of Missouri
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
FAPRI
U.S
Brown
Columbus
Fapri Representative Farms Panel
USDA
Japan
Mexico
South Korea
Apple group sues over fees in Washington apples case
The Washington Apple Commission seeks to uphold a 25 cent per box assessment to fund promotion of Washington apples. The federal suit, filed in Chelan County in 2001, involves organic growers and warehouses and could go to trial in May if summary judgments are not granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Ashton
Associated Press
Yakima
Wash
Washington Apple Commission
Washington
The
Apple Commission
Brendan Monahan
Commission
Chelan County
Monahan
Harold Ostenson
Pac Organic Fruit
George
Ostenson
Family farming workshop and two public seminars listed
The Keeping a Positive Focus on Family Farming workshop runs 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Northeast Iowa Community College Agricultural Safety Center in Peosta. Ron Hanson uses humor and real stories to cover common issues in family operations. Admission is $5 with lunch. call Becky at Delaware County Farm Bureau for details. A second seminar Local Flavor links taste health farming and economic development at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Gold Room, Iowa State University Ames with speaker Arlin Wasserman. It is sponsored by the Leopold Center Marketing and Food Systems Initiative with Gamma Sigma Delta. For more info, contact Rich Pirog. Rural-Urban Women’s Day by Linn County Farm Bureau Women is set for 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 2 at the Farm Bureau Conference Center in Hiawatha.
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Agricultural Safety Center
Northeast Iowa Community College
Peosia
Ron Hanson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Young Farmer Advisory Committee
Becky
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Ames
Memorial Union
Iowa State University
Arlin Wasserman
Food and Society
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Marketing and Food Systems Initiative
Leopold Center
Gamma Sigma Delta
Linn County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Conference Center
Boyson Road
Hiawatha
Woods Edge Golf Course
Highway 3 West
Edgewood
Delaware County Value Added Ag
Clayton County Development Group
Iowa State University Extension
Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation
Farm Briefs Highlight Workshops and Pork Council News
Prairieburg farmer Gary Edwards and Arlene Riensche of Jesup discuss Brazilian agriculture and apron collections at public Farm Bureau events. On-farm pollution workshop April 3 near La Porte City. 9 to 11:30 a.m. Separate dairy processing workshop April in Edgewood. Jon Caspers elected NPPC president. ISU Extension rate survey released. Good Neighbor Award nominations sought by Iowa Dept of Agriculture. submission details provided.
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Gary Edwards
Prairieburg
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Arlene Riensche
Jesup
Cave
Theresa Anton
la Porte City
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
E. Tama Rd
LaPorte City High School
Milford Schulze
Larry Weigle
Lews Department of Agriculture
Iowa Ag Radio Network
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Agri
State
Good Neighbor Award
Fish oil improves health of young pigs study shows
Agricultural Research Service researchers in Columbia Missouri fed 18 day old pigs either 7 percent corn oil or 7 percent fish oil rich in omega three fatty acids. After two weeks the fish oil group ate more feed following toxin exposure, indicating better preparedness to fight illness with omega three enhanced immune development.
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Agricultural Research
Jeff Carroll
ARS Animal Physiology Research Unit
Columbia
Carroll
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Historical Society
Lansings
Ronald McDonald House
Iowa City
St. Louis
Madison
Minneapolis
Washington, D.C
Apple Group
Tors? Monahan
Farm Bureau
Jon Caspers
Swaledale
National Pork Producers Council
National Pork Industry Forum
Dallas
Caspers
Pleasant Valley Pork Corp
NPPC
Extension.iastate.edu
ISU
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