Winners named in Benton County soil poster contest
Officials announced the roundup of winners in the annual Benton County soil conservation poster contest. Seventh and eighth graders from Tilford Junior High School in Vinton won first Wade Henkel second Donna Bahr and third Cherri Cole. In the younger divisions Kristi Knaack of Benton Community School Keystone took first with Misti McClintock of Shellsburg School second and Neil Selk of Benton Community Keystone third.
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Winton
Benton County Soil Conservation
Wade Henkel
Donna Bahr
Cherri Cole
Tilford
Vinton
Kristi Knaack
Benton Community School
Keystone
Misti McClintock
Shellsburg
Neil Selk
Benton Community
Creating with Pigskin sewing contest entries due
Eldridge entries due for a sewing contest at 4 30 p m Monday June 19 during District Eight Pork Appreciation Days at North Scott High School Eldridge. Manchester event set for 4 30 p m Tuesday June 13 during District Four Park Appreciation Days at Delaware County Fairground Manchester. Entry forms available from Loyd Martin Marion Clyde Anton e West Branch and Gary Vontalge Manchester.
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Eldridge
Iowa Parkettes
North Scott High School
Delaware County Fairground
Manchester
Loyd Martin
Marion
Clyde Antone
West Branch
Gary Vontalge
Woman becomes pig herdsman on Don Hartness farm in North Dakota
Donna Hoss, 27, a Southern Illinois University graduate, seeks nontraditional work and finds a job as herd supervisor at a pig-raising operation on the Don Hartness farm in southeastern North Dakota. She is five feet tall, single, and often wears a T shirt that reads I Dig Pigs.
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Donna Hoss
Don Hartness
North Dakota
Southern Illinois University
Fertilizer delays threaten Iowa corn yields in spring lag
Wet fall and spring slow nitrogen application across the state. Northern Iowa reports 60 to 70 percent applied while the south remains under 30 percent. Experts warn yield losses begin after May 10 with each delayed day costing about one bushel per acre at a $2 price, risking $200 gross per acre for a 10 day late planting.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Paul Schneider
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Highway 30
Mark Wall
Iowa State University Extension Service
Wall
Schneider
Fertilizer Shortages Due to Rail Car Delays Reported
Farm officials note fertilizer shortages across isolated areas linked to limited rail road boxcars. Schneider credits yields to proper fertilizer use while Wall cites transportation problems as the cause of local supply gaps affecting crops and farm income.
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Schneider
Wall
Corn Growers Plan Convention and Yield Contest
The National Corn Growers Association announced its annual convention set for July 16 to 19 at the Hilton in Lincoln Nebraska with 45 industrial exhibitors and a speaker lineup. The corn yield contest closes July 9 with entrants needing at least 25 acres, and rules and forms are available from the national office at 815 Office Park Road Suite 202 West Des Moines Iowa 50265.
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Des Moines
National
Corn Growers __ Association
Hilton
Lincoln
Neb
Corn Growers’ National
Office Park Road
Suite
West Des Moines
Iowa
Japan U S reach beef quota expansion to 16 800 tons
The Agriculture Department says Japan will raise its beef import quota by 10 000 metric tons to 16 800 tons for the Japanese fiscal year that began April 1. Of this total 3 000 tons go to hotels and restaurants, 13 800 tons under general quota, with U S grain fed beef seen as well positioned to gain market share.
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Washington
Japan
Agriculture Department
Robert Strauss
U.S
Nobuhiko Ushiba
Department
United States
Iowa Cowbelles to Award Father’s Day Cattleman of the Year
The Iowa Cowbelles create a Father’s Day Cattleman of the Year honor as part of the Beef for Father’s Day program. Applications are due May 26 from county presidents, with the state winner to be feted at a brunch June 17 in Des Moines.
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Ames
Iowa
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