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AG CENSUS: IOWA 2ND TOTAL VALUE OF AGRICULTURE SALES, CROP SALES AND LIVESTOCK SALES

Ag/Outdoor

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today (Wednesday) said the recently released 2012 Census of Agriculture preliminary data show Iowa has seen dramatic increases in the total value of agriculture production, value of crops sold and value of livestock sold.  The growth has allowed Iowa to move in to 2nd place nationally in each category since the last Census of Agriculture in 2007.

 

“The impact of Iowa’s agriculture industry is tremendous, and it continues to grow,” Northey said.  “The growth over the last five years is a testament to the hard work, creativity and persistence of our farmers.  Even with the recent softening of commodity prices, Iowa agriculture is well positioned to continue to be a key driver of the state’s economy.”

 

Iowa’s total value of agriculture production increased more than 50 percent from $20.4 billion in 2007 to $30.8 billion in 2012.  The value of crops sold in Iowa increased by 2/3 from $10.3 billion to $17.4 billion.  The value of Iowa livestock production increased by 1/3 from $10.1 billion to $13.5 billion.

 

Iowa moved from 3rd nationally in each category in to 2nd place national, passing Texas in the total value of production, passing Illinois in the value of crops sold and passing California in the value of livestock sold. Additional preliminary Census of Agriculture date can be found at www.AgCensus.usda.gov.  The final census results will be released in May and will include U.S., state and county data on livestock inventory, crop acreage and production, energy, land use practices, and production expenses.

JEAN DUNSHEE, 88, of Clarinda (Svcs. 3/4/14)

Obituaries

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JEAN DUNSHEE, 88, of Clarinda, has died. Funeral services for JEAN DUNSHEE will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., March 4th, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Clarinda. Ritchie Funeral Home in Clarinda has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-to 7-pm Mon., March 3rd. Online condolences may be left at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Southwest Iowa Humane Society , American Legion Post 98 Auxiliary or the Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery.

 

8AM Sportscast 02-26-2014

Podcasts, Sports

February 26th, 2014 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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Heartbeat Today 02-26-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

February 26th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field speaks with John Nunez and Christopher Miller from the IRS talking about tax fraud and scams.

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(Podcast) 7-a.m. News & Funeral Announcements, 2/26/2014

News, Podcasts

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Area News and funeral announcement with KJAN News Directcor Ric Hanson.

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Red Oak man arrested on a CoC warrant

News

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest this (Wednesday) morning of a man wanted a warrant for Contempt of Court. 22-year old Aaron Gar Nelson, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 3:30-a.m.

Nelson was brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on a $5,000 bond.

Tuesday Girls Regional Final Results

Sports

February 26th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 4-A

  • Dallas Center-Grimes 52, Lewis Central 37
  • Harlan 57, Boone 35
  • Western Dubuque 51, Waverly-Shell Rock 44
  • Carlisle 57, Perry 50
  • North Scott 47, Cedar Rapids Xavier 46
  • Ballard 49, Grinnell 34
  • Bishop Heelan 74, Fort Dodge 53
  • Davenport Assumption 72, Keokuk 52

Class 5-A

  • Des Moines East 53, Mason City 50
  • Southeast Polk 79, Cedar Rapids Washington 71
  • Cedar Rapids Kennedy 54, Muscatine, 52
  • Iowa City High 75, Pleasant Valley 47
  • Waterloo West 62, Ankeny Centennial 47
  • Waukee 52, Linn-Mar 50
  • West Des Moines Valley 60, Sioux City West 49
  • Dowling Catholic 38, Johnston 35

Tuesday Boys District Basketball Results

Sports

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1-A District 12 Semi-Final
Lamoni 60, Lenox 32
Murray 66, Bedford 55

1-A District 13 Semi-Final
Griswold 83, Orient-Macksburg 52
Nodaway Valley 57, Earlham 51

1-A District 14 Semi-Final
East Mills 58, A-H-S-T 53
Sidney 62, Clarinda Academy 61, OT

1-A District 15 Semi-Final
Ar-We-Va 47, Boyer Valley 44
Underwood 59, Tri-Center 33

1-A District 16 Semi-Final
Alta/Aurelia 53, Coon Rapids-Bayard 38
Newell-Fonda 90, Paton-Churdan 62

2-A District 14 Final
Des Moines Christian 57, Panorama 54

2-A District 15 Final
Treynor 53, St. Albert 47 (OT)

2-A District 16 Final
Kuemper Catholic 62, IKM-Manning 37

New CRP program seeks to create pheasant habitat

Ag/Outdoor

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hoping landowners will take a look at a new program to create habitat for pheasants. D-N-R wildlife biologist, Todd Bogenschutz (bohg-in-shuts), says it’s part of the Conservation Reserve Program and 50-thousand acres are available in Iowa. He says they weren’t able to get people signed up until the new Farm Bill was approved. “We’re hoping with the new Farm Bill being done here, hopefully in the next couple of months we’ll actually be able to market this and get a few landowners interested in putting some good pheasant habitat on the ground,” Bogenschutz says.

The program called “Iowa Pheasant Recovery. “Basically it’s kind of the bedroom, kitchen room, living room all right there in one spot for the birds,” Bogenschutz explained. He says having all the areas together makes it easier on the pheasants to nest and get food and grow their population. Bogenschutz says the program would work best on ground that isn’t that productive. “Corn prices are tumbling, you know there’s already predictions that corn could be under four dollars by this fall. So, especially on some of the less productive land, C-R-P rental rates are paying upwards of 300 dollars plus on some soils in Iowa,” Bogenschutz says. “So for those that are interested in helping pheasants, I think it’s probably worth looking at.”

Bogenschutz says the most recent winter storm that saw a mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow is a key example of the need for diverse habitat for pheasants. “I thought maybe this storm wasn’t going to be a big deal, but the way it came in — being warmer yet it still fell as snow — really stuck to vegetation. And it was very wet and really collapsed all the grasses under the weight of that wet, heavy snow,” Bogenschutz says.

He says that left pheasants will fewer places to hide and their food sources covered. “A lot of our grass habitats got eliminated. A lot of the fields are now locked in a sheet of ice,” according the Bogenschutz. He says that will make it hard for birds to scratch through the snow and ice to get to food. And he says they may have to move greater distances to find food, which leaves them open to predators. Weather has taken its toll on the state pheasant population in recent years. Bogenschutz says adding these C-R-P acres tailored to the birds could help turn that around.

(Radio Iowa)

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather Forecast: Wed., Feb. 26th 2014

Podcasts, Weather

February 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather data for Atlantic.

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