Worm Farm Plan Triggers Zoning Battle in Des Moines
Dolores and Curt Mather and their six member family face conflict with the local plan and zoning commission over a proposed large scale worm farm. They sell worms from their farm to pay legal fees for their eldest adopted son and seek approval to buy, sell and raise worms commercially. The Mathers sustain a frugal lifestyle with goats, turkeys and homegrown food while pursuing the venture.
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Des Moines
UPI
Here
Dolores Mather
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Mathers
Mather
Plan and Zoning Commission
OSHA Rules May Cut Down On Ag Related Accidents
More than 150 nurses from Eastern Iowa attended film clips showing farm machinery trauma at a Cedar Rapids workshop. University of Iowa medical experts discussed amputation and eye injury care while noting OSHA rules could reduce farm accident severity.
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OSHA
Iowa
Holiday Inn
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa College of Medicine
L. W. Knapp
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Knapp
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa_ Valley Community college of
Marshalltown
Around-the-Clock Draft Horse Auction in Waverly
Auction workers stayed up all night as 600 Clydesdales Percherons and Belgians sold at the Waverly Sale Co. sale marathon. A second crew handled antiques and tack sales Friday morning with saddle horses to follow Saturday. The event marks over 20 years of annual auctions drawing buyers from the U S and Canada.
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Waverly
the Gazette
Wav
Erly Sale Co
U.S
Canada
Electronic bug may solve livestock thefts in Iowa City
Veterinarian Dr. E A Butler reports a USDA developed electronic device to implant in livestock. A handheld reader can extract ownership data birthdate and temp from the implanted tag and a data bank stores codes. The technology could aid law enforcement trace diseases and curb theft nationwide.
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Iowa City
E. A. Butler
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Butler
Gazette
USDA
Livestock device speeds breed checks and disease control
Butler previews a cattle monitoring system that could replace hot iron branding within two years and help verify genetic backgrounds and detect infectious disease risks. The device, from APHIS research, may aid artificial insemination timing and temperature checks, and could influence veterinary malpractice concerns and equine testing mandates.
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Butler
Livestock Conservation, Inc
Kansas City
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Assn., Inc
Iowa City
Aflatoxin Allegation Limited to Five Iowa Counties
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry said the aflatoxin problem appears confined to five southwestern counties Pottawatamie Cass Harrison Shelby and Montgomery where weather in late August reduced corn to dust. Central Iowa corn samples tested Thursday showed no fungus. Human effects remain undetermined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Pottawattamie
Cass
Harrison
Shelby
Montgomery
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Center Pt. Rd. N.E
Pec
News Farm
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Los Alamos
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Eastern Iowa Group
Earl Wahl
Anamosa
Jess Irwin
Frank Mertz
North English
Frank Dierenfeld
Deep River
Leonard Larson
West Liberty
Robert Voetberg
Vernon
R. W. Glotfelty
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