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Release reserve land to help Iowa farmers
DES MOINES, Iowa -- State officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release land set aside for environmental reasons to help farmers recover from record flooding.
Gov. Chet Culver and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill...
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Iowa Northern Railway Company hard hit by flooding
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Railroads throughout much of the state received damage from June flooding, but the Iowa Northern Railway Company was especially hard hit.
"We...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Riding stable presents special opportunities
DECORAH, Iowa -- As Betty Schmitt watched her son during his horse riding lesson, a young man sitting next to her whispered a question:
Do you think I co...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Business news and notes
Parents sue baler maker in death of son
RUTLAND, Vt. -- The parents of a teenager killed after being caught in a hay baler are suing the Iowa company that manufactured it.
Craig and Christine Billings filed suit against Vermeer Manufacturing Co., over the ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Trees may be viable biomass option
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Move over switchgrass and step aside corn stover. There's another option when it comes to biomass plantings -- trees.
The recent Renewable Energy ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
280 aluminum cans make for a very special Farmall
HAYFIELD, Minn. -- Got a spot in the yard that needs something?
Got 280 aluminum cans and a little time on your hands?
Throw in a little imagination, a picture an...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Turkey River leaves ugly mark on the land
By Tina Hageman
news@agrinews.com
CALMAR, Iowa -- The Turkey River left a strong mark on crop ground in northeast Iowa.
When flood waters finally receded, it was easy to see the damaged fields left behind. Several farms along the river banks have the sa...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Agriprocessors' workers say problems remain
POSTVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- Despite being the site of the largest single-site immigration raid in U.S. history, workers say that Agriprocessors in Postville has done little to improve the safety and welfare of its workers.
More than a dozen current and former ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
East Central Iowa Co-op suffers millions in losses from floods
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Everyone is in cleanup mode at East Central Iowa Co-op's Cedar Falls facility. The elevator was inundated with flood water last month.
Dennis ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Flooding devastates Swiss Valley's Cedar Rapids facility
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Swiss Valley Farms lost its Cedar Rapids manufacturing plant during the June flood.
"The plant was right in the middle of one of the worst ar...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Hay Expo talk centered on crops, weather but machinery, too
OSSIAN, Iowa -- Much of the talk at last week's Farm Progress Hay Expo centered on the weather as farmers compared crop and weather conditions in Iowa, Minnesota, ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Minnesota statewide news and notes
Bush makes disaster declaration for Minnesota
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has issued a federal disaster declaration for Minnesota for four counties hit hard by flooding in the southeastern part of the state.
The declaration means that federal funding is a...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Iowa statewide news and notes
Charles City man charged in tractor theft
WATERLOO, Iowa -- A Charles City man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and then selling John Deere tractors.
Waterloo police say Gaylen Hicok was arrested June 25 on nine counts of first-degree theft and thr...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Bianchi -- If I only had a nickel for every time....I'd be rich
We've all heard someone begin a sentence with, "If I had a nickel for every time I ........, I'd be rich." I pondered on this thought. It was my birthday, and my life flashed before me. Yet it wasn't long before I realized there is a flip side to every co...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Guebert -- Time to reflect on half of the year gone
With the summer's big holiday just ahead and the midpoint of the year just behind, it's time to empty the office bucket of spleen, venom, anger and an occasional kiss readers vented, hurled, sent and tossed my way.
First, some corrections.
"As a farmer an...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
New lawsuits from black farmers could cost billions
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Congress reopened the government's discrimination settlement with black farmers, lawmakers budgeted just $100 million for damages. They probably should have handed over a blank check.
With more than 70,000 potential claimants, the l...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
MaryAnn Marx gains valuable dairy show experience
LEROY, Minn. -- MaryAnn Marx was surprised she took second in showmanship at the Southeast Minnesota Youth Dairy Show.
She was expecting to take first.
MaryAnn, 9...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Candidates sought for Soil and Water Conservation boards
FARIBAULT, Minn. -- Dick Huston plans to run for re-election as a Rice County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor.
The filing period opened July 1 and...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Getting to know Dairy Princess Brenda Reiter
PLAINVIEW, Minn. -- Brenda Reiter, 18, is spending this summer promoting dairy products as a Wabasha County dairy princess and Princess Kay finalist.
She's also getting ready to show 4-H projects at the Wabasha County Fair later this month and learning the...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
New Vision Co-op celebrating 100 years of serving farmers
WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- After 100 years in the business, New Vision Cooperative is celebrating.
The cooperative has facilities in Beaver Creek, Hills, Jeffers, Mounta...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Central Plains Dairy Tour scheduled July 10-11
SANBORN, Iowa -- Have cows, will travel.
That might well have been a motto for Harvey and Lisa VanEss. They milked their cows in Washington and Idaho for many years ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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