Kaestner Captures Grand Champion at Dysart Hog Show
Missouri producer Dallas Kaestner drove 200 miles with 11 hogs to the Dysart Market Hog Show and won grand champion with a 233 pound Hampshire-Duroc crossbred. His son David earned a first and a second, daughter Debbie a second, and Kaestner has entered seven shows this year with multiple reserve and top honors. Carcass results will be announced Sept. 19 at Dysart-Geneseo High School.
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Dysart
Missouri
Dallas Kaestner
Kaestner
David
Debbie
Illinois
Iowa
Springfield
Ray Cheevers
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Unionville
Centerville
Victor
Newhall
Austin
Chicago
Henry Bottema
Roger
Jamie Elbers
Tom Freese
van Horne
Bernard Freese
Carrie Brown
Laurel
Robert Brown
Roger Stauffer
Charles City
Eric
Dysart-Geneseo High School
Einfeldt hog tops Pork Center carcass contest
Robert Einfeldt of Durant won the grand champion carcass hog at the Pork Center Hog Show in Stanwood. His purebred Hampshire produced a 32 inch carcass with .65 inch backfat and a 6.2 square inch loineye. His son Chuck, 11, won the top junior carcass with another Hampshire, 4.9 square inch loineye and .6 inch backfat.
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Stanwood
Robert Einfeldt
Durant
Pork Center
Einfeldt
Chuck
Mary
Des Moines
Einfeldts
Duane Clausen
Mount Vernon
Dave Bowman
de Witt
Luther College Receives Grant To Test Alfalfa Ethanol Fuel
Luther College in Decorah has been awarded 38103 by the U S Department of Energy to test producing ethanol from alfalfa. The project will test lab fermentation of alfalfa to ethanol and assess farm scale on farm fuel use and soil benefits.
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Decorah — Luther College
U.S. Department of Energy
Midwest
Luther College
Donald Koeltzow
John Trostein
David Nelson
Koeltzow
Farm auctions listed with multiple sales across Iowa region
Saturday sales include Lester Horak Cedar Rapids auction at 12 30 p m and 1 p m with location details. Paul Klink Estate near Atkins and Paul Koe nig near Central City hold machine auctions. L H Bill Mullnix near Lisbon and Alvin Hamilton Estate near Shellsburg auction 10 or 1 a m respectively. Irvin Lubben Estate near Monticello closes at 12 with 4 mi west. Ken Patton antiques near Walford at 1 a m fly.
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Lester Horak
Cedar Rapids
Mach
Paul Klink
Atkins
L.H
Bill
Joseph Pospishil
Ely
Alvin Hamilton
Shellsburg
Irvin Lubben
Monticello
Ken Patton
Walford
Hawkeye Downs
Son wins Linn Hog Show grand champion at Lisbon
Steve Kepler, 32, won the adult division with a 240 pound Hampshire female that could not be registered due to its color markings. Kepler then entered the hog as grand champion and plans slaughter sale while his father Paul Kepler manages the nearby hog test station. The event included junior placements, judging contests, and several 4 H and FFA teams from area towns.
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Lisbon
Linn County
Steve Kepler
Hampshire
Kepler
Mount Vernon
Beryl Keen
LeGrand
Paul
Chris Wilkin
Jim
Wilkin
London
Tipton
Chris
Linn County Fair
Central City
Duane Clausen
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Clausen
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Dave Litscher
LeRoy Faint
Luther
Ata
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Ohim
Cen
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Morris Plan
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Alva Parizek
Center Point
Sharon Moore
Springville
Daryl Bechcka
Frank Hartl
Paul Kepler
Jim Henderson
Coggan
Vivian Faint
Loyd
Lois Martin
Marion
Rodney Sherman
Brett Shulista
Loren Nieman
Eldridge
Nieman
Scott County
Kansas City
Gerald Nieman
FFA
North Linn High School
Troy Mills
Richard Fisher
Mark Peyton
Bob Kraft
Greg Neumeyer
Walker
Jeff Kramer
Julie Munier
Linn-Mar Ffa
Doug Dostal
North Linn Ffa
North Scott Ffa
Reed Oates
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