Old Farmer's Almanac Looks Ahead to Winter and History
The 2006 edition released September 13 predicts a colder snowier northeast winter and a milder southwest, with a hotter summer in most areas. Editor Janice Stillman cites 213 years of tradition and notes an anniversary piece on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a reflection on resilience amid tragedy.
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Associated Press
Dublin
N.H
Janice Stillman
San Francisco
New Orleans
San Franciso
Stillman
Old Farmer’s Almanac
North America
Yankee Publishing
Judson Hale Sr
Old Farmer's Almanac
Roadway Warnings For Harvest Season On Iowa Roads
Iowa harvest ramps up and farm equipment shares public roads. Learn to spot tractors and wagons and slow immediately to avoid crashes. Stay off phones, reduce distractions, and watch for wide equipment, turn corners, and rear blind spots. Safety specialist LaMar Grafft notes I C A SH is part of state and university safety efforts.
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United States
Iowa
LaMar Grafft
Jones County
Center For Agricultural Safety and Health
I-Cash
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Practical Farmers field days on grazing and corn breeding
Free Practical Farmers of Iowa field days cover grazing as cost effective conservation at the Linda and Ron Grice farm near South English with sessions on land use stream bank erosion perennials in landscapes and economics of row crop grazing plus grazing organic systems. Separate Cresco event focuses on corn breeding for sustainable agriculture and livestock nutrition at Mike Natvig Amy Miller farm with demonstrations and discussions.
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Farmers of
Iowa
Linda
Ron Grice
South English
Grice
Monroe Street
270Th Avenue
170Th Street
Cresco
Red onions move into spotlight in fast food
Hermiston Oregon reports Bob Hale’s trial of red onions a decade ago paid off as major chains like Pizza Hut and Subway switch to reds for color and perceived taste. 2004 onion market shows 88 percent yellow, 7 percent red, 5 percent white. Domino remains with yellow after tests.
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Bob Hale
American Onion of
Hermiston
Ore
Rukmini
Callimachi
Associated Press
Hale
Pizza Hut
Subway
National Onion Association
Nick Hauptfeld
Domino Pizza
Johnson County Fair Opens with Wide Rabbit and Goat Shows
Johnson County 4H Fair ran July 25 to 28 in Iowa City. Highlights include Light Market Pen of Three champion Jenna Miller and Heavy Market Pen of Three champion Michael Smith. Grand Champion Trophy awarded to Rebecca Haugland with multiple breed and showmanship winners across dairy goats and rabbits.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Jenna Miller
Kelsey Shoemaker
Michael Smith
Allison Smith
Britannia Petite
Dustin Shaffer
Lauren Volk
Dwarf Hotel
Hannah Turkal
Daniel Gaffey
Florida White
Chelsea Smalley
Angora
Carmen Black
Fuzzy Lop
Johri Wagner
Rebecca Haugland
Holland
Mini Lop
Mini Rex
Netherland
Danielle Hudachek
Rex
Tom Holubar
Silver Marten
Abagael Sarader
Jeremiah Ziskovsky
New Zealand
Kyle Stewart
Kristen Gaffey
Tyler Shoemaker
Johanna Athoff
Kendra Eschen
Doe
Dillon Buline
Andrew Peck
Maggie Monson
N Winsten Galley
Tagier Foster
Iowa Farm Bureau chief urges action at Cedar Rapids meeting
Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Lang urged Linn County members at their Sept 13 Cedar Rapids meeting to shape the next Farm Bill with solutions that boost rural prosperity. Lang, a dairy producer from Brooklyn, warned that without farmer led plans Congress may fail to craft effective policy and urged ownership of processing plants to capture wealth in rural communities. He emphasized mentoring the next generation and keeping livestock farming viable through family operations.
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Marlene Lucas
Craig Lang
Iowa Farm Bureau
Lang
Brooklyn
Iowa
Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
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Soybean Group
Urbandale
Iowa Soybean Association
John Askew
Thurman
Ray Gaesser
Corning
Dean Coleman
Humboldt
Larry Marek
Riverside
Curt Sindergard
Rolfe
District 1
Brian Kemp
Sib
Pella
John Heisdorffer
Keota
Ron Heck
Perry
Tom Oswald
Cleghorn
Roy Arends
Alexander
Jim Andrew
Jefferson
Onions-Usa.org
Shirish Mehta
Pizza Hut Inc
Iowa Farm Bureau President
Congress
Gree
Maniene Iucas
Pazette Communications
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