Latest Iowa Agriculture News
- Gene B. Girdner 25 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT
... Wichita. Gene was born on a small farm in Mercer County, Mo., on March 3, 1928. ... on Aug. 13, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Christian Church and were members of the ...
- State Farm Insurance moves business to new location 25 Jul 2008 05:48 GMT
... State Farm Insurance moves business to new location Published: Thursday, ... Seventh Street. Reisdorph was originally from eastern Iowa, but had been living and working in central Nebraska ...
- Wright, Adams Enter Brodix Tournament of Champions 25 Jul 2008 05:10 GMT
... KNOXVILLE, Iowa -- Two former North American 360 Sprint Car Poll ... Evans, Norborne, MO, WOW, Maxim/Kistler, Arctic Cat/Craven Farms 2, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD, ASCS-NP, Schnee/Ingle, 2, ...
- Wait is over: Miami transplant Shorty's Bar-B-Q open on PGA 25 Jul 2008 05:00 GMT
... store. The well-known sides, particularly the corn grown under contract for Shorty's by an Iowa farmer, also are on the list. Sauces include the sweet Shorty's original, and a thin ...
- Arthur Raymond "Ray" Mouw 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... HULL, Iowa (STPNS) -- Arthur Raymond "Ray" Mouw, age 83, ... on July 22, 1924, on the family farm south of Ashton. He received his education in ... the Newkirk Reformed Church and enjoyed horses, fishing, polka music, pheasant hunting, being on the ...
- Vernon J. Holthusen 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... HULL, Iowa (STPNS) -- Vernon J. Holthusen, age 89 of ... country school and helped with the family farm. On August 18, 1943, Vernon was united in ...
- Raymond Kiel 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... HULL, Iowa (STPNS) -- Raymond Kiel, age 75, of Fullerton, ... (Huisman) Kiel. He was raised on a farm between Orange City and Maurice. He received his ...
- Sidney H. Sid Westra 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... HULL, Iowa (STPNS) -- Sidney H. “Sid” Westra, age 81, ... First Christian Reformed Church in Hull. They farmed at Montevideo, Minn., for one year. They then ...
- Salmonella Found in Fresh Jalapeno, FDA Says 25 Jul 2008 04:41 GMT
... Office of Regional Operations at FDA. Mexican agriculture ministry spokesman Marco Antonio Sifuentes said Mexico ... came from." U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat who chairs the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition ... and it is unacceptable for public health, farmers and the food and produce industry," Harkin ...
- Going Nuclear 25 Jul 2008 04:40 GMT
... percent), a highly inefficient system that uses agricultural waste to produce electricity; to shift America’s ... America’s electrical production entirely to biomass, a farming area ten times the size of Iowa would be required. As explained above, fossil ...
- Family ties to Island Lake go back 125 years 25 Jul 2008 04:39 GMT
... small house. There was substantial land for farming as well as thousands of feet of shoreline ... cottage this summer from six states, including Iowa, Minnesota and California. They include Fred, Jim and ... said Katie. After a day of swimming, fishing, boating and/or relaxing, family member pitch in ...
- Let Them Eat Rice 25 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT
... policy. So have a number of legislators. Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley is among the ... the fundamental change that is driving the agricultural commodity markets. Loose monetary policy does indeed ...
- Inner-City Farms 25 Jul 2008 04:35 GMT
... Farm aid, the annual concert dedicated to raising ... family farmer, has been held in such agricultural strongholds as Manor, Texas, and Ames, Iowa. But the most recent venue, the distinctly ...
- Marion Free 25 Jul 2008 03:27 GMT
... he and his wife moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, where he worked 10 years in heating and ... visited the games many times. He loved fishing and enjoyed fishing for crappie in his ...
- U.P. makes the most of difficulties 25 Jul 2008 02:53 GMT
... (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 24--Despite Iowa floods and staggering diesel fuel costs, Omaha-based ... down 9 percent. In the other segments: agricultural, up 29 percent; energy, up 21 percent; ...
- Grains mixed in Chicago Thursday 25 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... by the chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee. Corn was up 1 1/2 to ... 1/4 to up 5. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, urged the Environmental Protection Agency to reject ...
- Marilyn Sue Jackson 25 Jul 2008 02:28 GMT
... moved to Napa Valley, Bakersfield and the Farmersville in California. In 1979, she moved to ... and then in 1981, she moved to Iowa followed in 1994 by a move to Atlantic. ...
- Richard Hemmingsen 25 Jul 2008 02:28 GMT
... Richard enjoyed fishing and dancing in his earlier years and ... Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Atlantic, Iowa Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m., ...
- Homebrewed biodiesel processor up and running 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... to fuel made from new or used vegetable oil or animal fat. Houston has been ... are three large processing plants in western Iowa,” Houston said. “People are becoming more aware ...
- Whopper junior 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... a bull that was born at the farm on Feb. 28. Loran Burken, owner of Blue ... birth. According to a representative of the Iowa State Holstein Association, calves have been documented to ...
- Projects get big boost 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... CLINTON — On a day when the Iowa Department of Economic Development board signed off ... biodiesel production facility with $400,000 in value-added agriculture assistance from the state. Blouin said the ... biodiesel plant will provide for local soybean farmers who will have a prime market for ...
- Aflatoxin attacks corn 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... tests positive for aflatoxin. According to an Iowa State University Extension Service Web site, aflatoxins are ... humans. They also can be fatal to livestock if eaten as part of a feed ... back negative for aflatoxin, but still the farmer can't get it sold because it tests positive ...
- Future of ethanol is discussed at roundtable 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... — Representatives from city and county governments, farm owners, agriculture producers and economic development professionals attended an ... lead the country for ethanol production. Currently, Iowa is tops in ethanol production. “Illinois has ...
- Area farmers urged to call lawmakers 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... quoted in the national media, Clinton County farmers were urged this week to contact the ... in drought relief to help farmers. Grassley, R-Iowa, was quoted as telling farm broadcasters he had not ...
- National By-Products sold 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... CLINTON — An Iowa company with a Clinton operation is being sold ... animal by-products and used cooking oil from livestock producers, meat packers, grocery stores and restaurants ...
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