LOVILA HANSEN, 84, of Audubon died Friday, Feb. 14th at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Following cremation, there will be a celebration of life memorial service at a later date for LOVILA HANSEN. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
ROMA MARIE JENSEN, 95, of Avoca died Friday, Feb. 14th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral Services for ROMA JENSEN will be held Monday, Feb. 17th at 2:00pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Family will greet friends Monday, Feb. 17th from 1:00-2:00pm at the funeral home prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.
ROMA MARIE JENSEN is survived by:
Sons: Merlin (Jackie) Jensen of Avoca. Bruce (Linda) Jensen of Council Bluffs.
Daughters: Lylia Mardesen of Elk Horn. Colleen (Gary) Schnepel of Omaha. Arlene (Harold) Reid of Carlisle.
Sister-in-law: Margie Prior of Council Bluffs.
Many Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, other Family and Friends.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Time is running out for people who handle certain manure in Iowa to get certified without paying a fee.
The state Department of Natural Resources says manure applicators could face a $12.50 fee if they don’t get the necessary certification by March 1.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach works with DNR to offer free training sessions. There’s about 15 left for confinement site manure applicators. Applicators who handle mostly dry manure have four remaining sessions.
State law says people handling, transporting or applying manure from certain confinements must be certified. Applicators will need to watch a training video or take an exam if they can’t attend a session. Additional fees may apply.
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Today: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 5. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northerly after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 10. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeasterly in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A chance of freezing rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Washington’s Birthday: Snow likely before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Officials with the Monsanto Fund have announced Mrs. Stephanie Witzman of Cass County, has been selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Seed Company. Stephanie Witzman selected Atlantic High School Journalism Department to receive the $2,500 donation in Cass County. A representative of the seed company, the AHS Journalism Department, and Mrs. Witzman will participate in a ceremonial check presentation ceremony next Wednesday, Feb. 19th, at the High School, beginning at 5-PM.
America’s Farmers Grow Communities works directly with farmers to support nonprofit organizations doing important work in rural communities. The program encourages farmers to enter to win $2,500, which is then directed to the farmer’s nonprofit of choice. Launched nationally in 2011, the program has grown to include 1,289 eligible counties in 39 states. America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, is part of the America’s Farmers initiative, which highlights the important contributions farmers make every day to our society.
For a complete list of Grow Communities winners and more program information, visit growcommunities.com.
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Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the first round playoff game played at Griswold High School.
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An Iowa State University Extension farm management specialist says farm land rental rates look to be either holding steady or showing some decline. Melissa O’Rourke says landowners and farmers are now negotiating terms for the upcoming crop year and she often hears of cases where rates were too low because a tenant and landlord had entered a long-term lease agreement.
“I had one, I mean I about fell off my chair, when they told me that the producer had been paying 69 dollars-an-acre in cash rent. Another one who came in and said they had been paying 125 an acre in cash rent. A family situation where they were paying 100 dollars an acre cash rent….you know those kinds of cash rents were not keeping up at all with what the expected level should be,” O’Rourke says. She says it’s more important this year to look at the conditions when determining the rent.
“This next year we’re looking at much closer margins, we don’t have the commodity prices we have had in recent years, and for 2014 and maybe a few years looking ahead we’re looking at a much, much tighter situation,”O’Rourke says. “And so, everybody has to sit down, have good communication.” O’Rourke suggest you do some online research to help you with setting rents.
She recommends you go to the Iowa State University Ag Decision maker and look at their research on estimated crop costs and projected budgets. “We’re giving you an idea of what does it cost a producer to put a crop in, and then you can think about what’s a reasonable cash rent based on some projected commodity prices out there,” O’Rourke says. O’Rourke says they are already hearing that farm land rental rates in Illinois will decline slightly in the coming year. She says that’s one indication of what the rates might do in Iowa.
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