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(Atlantic, Iowa) – Nishna Valley Trails is holding a Kids Bike Ride August 14th, 2021 10:30 AM at Schildberg Rec. Area West Parking lot. Check in and start the ride at the West Parking lot of the Schildberg Rec. Area. Three age groups, ride length according to age. FREE, and all ages welcome.
The event is co-sponsored by Atlantic Parks and Recreation, Cass County Conservation, Fareway, and West Side Diner in Atlantic, IA. Questions: Call Lora at 712-769-2372. After the ride check out Atlanticfest going on downtown!
7:00 am – till gone Farm Bureau Breakfast – Courtyard
8:00 am 4-H/FFA Horse Show – Horse Arena
Supreme Showman Contest – Horse – Horse Arena
9:00 am Market Lamb Feeder Pen, Market and Bottle Lamb, Breeding Sheep Show
– Mid American Arena
10 am – 5 pm Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building
11:00 am Dog Agility – East side of Fair Shop Building
11:30 am Meat Goat Show – Mid American Arena
11:45 am Announce results On-Site Garden Contest – 4-H/FFA Center
12:00 pm Bucket/Bottle Calf Exhibitor Interviews begin – location to TBD.
Pride of Iowa Contest – 4-H/FFA Center
1 pm – 7 pm Mobile Glass Studios (glass blowing creations), location TBD
2 pm – 8 pm Toby KID Strolling Entertainment
4:00 pm Bucket/Bottle Calf Show – Mid American Arena
4:45 pm Ag Olympics – Courtyard
5 pm – 6 pm Discover the Fair Scavenger Hunt, Courtyard
6 pm – 10 pm Mechanical Bull Rides – Midway
8:00 pm Demolition Derby – Grandstand
8:00 am Swine Show – Mid American Arena
8 am – 10 am Enter Poultry – West end of Dairy Barn
8 am – 12 pm Enter Open Class – Floral Hall
10 am – 5 pm Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building
10 am – 4 pm Toby KID Strolling Entertainment
11:00 am Stuffed Pet Show (Registration 10:45 am) – Gazebo
12:00 pm Poultry Showmanship- West End of Dairy Barn
12:30 pm 4-H Communications Event – 4-H/FFA Center
Extemporaneous Speaking, Educational Presentations, Working Exhibits, Table Setting Contest
1:00 pm Floral Hall Closed for Open Class Judging
1 pm – 7 pm Mobile Glass Studios (glass blowing creations), location TBD
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Enter Lamb Performance – Swine Barn
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Enter Swine Performance – Swine Barn
3:00 pm Poultry Show – West end of Dairy Barn
Lend a Hen Show immediately following the Poultry Show
4:30 pm Supreme Showman Contest – Beef, Sheep, Goat, Swine – Mid American Arena
7:00 pm Clothing Event Style Show – 4-H/FFA Center
7:00 pm Greenfield American Legion Color Guard and National Anthem
All American Lumberjack Show – Grandstand
LUMBERJACK PARTICIPATION CAMP TO FOLLOW MAIN EVENT
X-cut sawing – Ages 5 & up. Ax throwing – Ages 12 & up
Log Rolling – for everyone that wants to get wet.
(Radio Iowa) – The forecast calls for hot — and still hotter — weather for Iowa this week and it’s doing no favors for Iowa’s top crops. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says the average rainfall for late July doesn’t bode well for the soil, which is already suffering under moderate to severe drought over a wide section of the region. “That’s the climatological average but weekly EP, or evapotranspiration, how much water the crop is using out of the soil, is probably going to be more than that,” Todey says. “So, even the average precipitation this time of year, you’re losing ground into that soil moisture.”
Recent rains were exceptionally heavy in some areas of Iowa, prompting flash flooding. Still, Todey says the soil moisture has been depleted for months across much of the state’s northern half and highs of 95 degrees won’t help. “The soil moisture is rather short in that area,” he says. “Even low 90s will be causing some problems. That’s why this recent precipitation has been helpful in some of the areas further south where they could stand a little bit more temperature at this point. We’re entering that time when we could kill a crop or manage get through it.”
Corn is reaching a critical pollination stage while soybeans will be more at-risk during August.
6:00 am All livestock (not poultry) may begin arriving
7 am – 8 am Enter Rabbits (west end of the Dairy Barn – exhibitors: do not enter through the pit area)
7 am – 8:30 am Weigh Swine
10 am – 2 pm 4-H/FFA Center Open for Clubs to Decorate
8:30 am – 10 am Weigh lead market beef followed by junior feeder pen cattle
10 am – 10:30 am Weigh Bucket/Bottle Calves
10:30 am – 11 am Weigh Meat Goats
11 am – 12 pm Weigh Sheep
12 pm – 3 pm Quilt Show Entry – Varied Industries Building
1:00 pm Bucket/Bottle Calf & Bottle Lamb Records Due to 4-H/FFA Center Supreme Showman Written Test – 4-H/FFA Center
1 pm – 7 pm Mobile Glass Studios (glass blowing creations)
2:00 pm Dog Show – Mid American Arena
4:00 pm Announce results Crops Contest – Swine Show Ring Livestock Judging Contest (Registration 3:30 pm) – Swine Show Ring
4 pm – 6 pm Discover the Fair Scavenger Hunt – Courtyard
4 pm – 7 pm Conservation Station Trailer – Courtyard
5 pm – 8 pm Jesse and the Medicine Men – Gazebo Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building
6:00 pm Free BBQ Hamburger/Pork Burger Meal – Courtyard 4-H Silent Auction Begins – 4-H/FFA Center Ice Cream Social (Historical Society) – Courtyard
6:00 pm Photos: Exhibit Building State Fair Selections – 4-H/FFA Center
8:00 pm GAZEBO PRESENTATIONS
(Radio Iowa) – Officials with Forest City-based outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer Winnebago Industries announced today (Tuesday) they’ve reached an agreement to acquire Barletta Pontoon Boats. Winnebago CEO Michael Happe says Barletta is the industry’s fastest-growing premium boat manufacturer, since it was founded in 2017. “What is particularly exciting about Barletta Boats is the combination of their youth, their success to date, the talent they’ve acquired and the opportunities in front of them,” Happe says. “We believe there are multiple growth avenues. Product line expansion is one. They have a very solid product line today with the three different series of pontoon boats. We know they have great vision to expand that product line in the future.”
Happe says there’s potential growth in pontoon boat sales. “We believe the secular popularity of this particular category, including popularity of this category that is increasing in some untraditional places, i.e. the Western U.S. but also some of the inland waters near some saltwater bodies, means that there’s great potential to expand the overall presence of the category as well,” he says. Happe says Barletta has positioned itself to rise in the pontoon boat industry. 
“From a market share perspective, while they are #9 today, we believe we have signed a purchase agreement with a company that can be a top three market share performer in the pontoon segment in the future,” he says. “That will take some time and some hard work against some formidable competitors, but we believe the market share potential with this particular brand is material.”
It’s the second marine company that Winnebago has acquired in the last four years as the company purchased Chris-Craft Boats in 2018. The agreement is for an initial consideration of $255 million in cash and newly-issued Winnebago stock shares, plus up to $15 million in Winnebago shares upon the achievement of performance milestones at the end of the calendar year.
(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say it’ll likely be dry much of this week, but last week’s heavy thunderstorms brought some areas of the state four and even five inches of rainfall. Still, overall precipitation is still well below normal in northwest Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Joel DeJong says with corn is getting into the pollination phase and more rain would be a big help.
“Four or five inches below normal right now, yet, even after some pretty good rain since the first of July,” DeJong says. “Our timing was about perfect for the rainfall because we’re not quite at 50% silked at this stage but we’re starting to see a lot more silks on those corn plants and it is that critical time period.” DeJong says Iowa’s soybean fields will soon be entering a critical phase, too.
“August is much more critical for beans,” DeJong says. “It’s really nice to have some moisture now so we can really try to accelerate some of that growth and development, get those rows closed as fast as we can.” DeJong says they haven’t seen any real disease issues with the crops but bugs -are- becoming a problem for some growers.
“We’ve had some insect issues, gall midges along the edges of soybean fields,” he says, “and I’m getting several calls about corn kind of lodged, particularly on continuous corn acres that have some rootworm injury. We’re seeing beetle numbers get high in those fields so we need to watch those silks to make sure they’re not getting clipped by beetles and so we can pollinate that corn crop.”
DeJong encourages producers to scout their fields and make sure those kernels get pollinated as this is the critical time for corn.
Atlantic, IA. – CAM high school student angler Owen Hoover of Anita , IA scored the victory in the Powerade High School Bank Series at the Cappel ACE Hardware SWIFT bass tournament at Mormon Trail Lake on Sunday, July 18th with his bag of 3 fish totaling 38.5 inches. Second was Cooper Jipsen from Atlantic, IA his three fish measured 35.75 inches and rounding out the top 5 were Logan Eilts from Atlantic in third with 20 inches, Teagan Steinhuehler from Harlan with 13 inches was fourth and in fifth was Colton Rudy of Atlantic with 12 inches.
Jake Wailes of Wiota, IA caught a 3-bag limit measuring 40.75 inches to win the Fairlife Yup Junior Bank Series. Second place went to Colin Rudy of Atlantic, IA., with 37.5 inches and rounding out the top 5 were Grayson Molgaard in third with 33.5 inches, Brenty Hoover of Anita fourth, 21.25 inches and in fifth place Colton Kruger of Carson, 19.5 inches. Kruger also earned the AM Cohron & Sons Big Fish of the tournament with his 19.5” bass.
Twenty-eight high school and junior SWIFT Anglers competed at the second bank tournament of the season. All combined the student anglers caught 30 fish with a total length of 363.25 inches which is a 12.10 average length fish. All fish were safely returned to the lake.
Powerade High School Individual Bank Series-
Fairlife Yup Junior Individual Bank Series
The next event for SWIFT will be Sunday, July 25th at Greenfield Lake. It is the final SWIFT tournament in the 20/21 season. SWIFT will also hold their Championship Banquet immediately following the tournament.
2021/22 Season is right around the corner with tournaments starting in September. If you are interested or know of a high school or junior angler who loved to fish send a request for more information to swifishingteam@gmail.com .
For complete details and updated information visit www.southwestiowafishingteam.teamapp.com.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow SWIFT’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
(Radio Iowa) – The latest U-S-D-A report on Iowa crop conditions indicates corn and soybean fields have responded well to recent rain, but more moisture is needed. Last week hail and high winds did damage some Iowa crops last week, but the damage was scattered and not widespread according the U-S-D-A. Under half of Iowa pastures are rated good to excellent and some farmers are feeding their livestock hay to supplement dwindling grazing opportunities.
Topsoil moisture levels are now rated adequate or surplus in 67 percent of the state. The growth of corn and soybeans are ahead of the five-year average, with corn conditions rated 68 percent good to excellent. Soybean condition are rated 66 percent good to excellent.
The U-S-D-A reports hay production is behind normal and the second cutting of alfalfa hay is 63 percent complete statewide. The oat harvest has started in about quarter of the state. Last year Iowa farmers harvested five-point-six MILLION bushels of oats.
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