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SHELDON, Iowa (AP) — Investigators are searching for several hundred pigs and hogs that were stolen from a northwest Iowa farm last weekend. KMEG reports the animals that were taken from the Dekker family’s farm last Saturday night were worth more than $38,000. The Dekkers say 220 feeder pigs and 195 fat hogs went missing.
Tina Dekker says she and her husband have no idea who took the animals, but they are installing an alarm system on their hog barn to prevent future thefts. Investigators say the burglars broke into the back of the hog barn and loaded the pigs onto a semitrailer truck. Dekker says it’s common for many hog farmers to load animals at night, so a neighbor may not have noticed the theft.
NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa fruit and vegetable distributor is recalling several lots of cherry tomatoes after the grower notified the distributor that Salmonella was found in random sample testing by the Food and Drug Administration. Capital City Fruit Inc., of Norwalk says the recalled cherry tomatoes from Rio Queen Citrus are packaged in one-pint containers as Capital Brand Clamshell Cherry Tomatoes. They were shipped to retail stores from Nov. 14 to Nov.18 and sold in stores in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
No illnesses have been reported. Capital City Fruit on Wednesday says it asked retailers to remove the product from their store shelves. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Rare creatures were spotted in two regions of Iowa in recent months. White-tailed squirrels have been seen near the Minnesota border in the town of Osage, and now in central Iowa in Des Moines. Vince Evilsizer, a biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says they’re not albino squirrels, as only the tail is white. “If it was albino, it would likely be all white,” Evilsizer says. “Genetically, it’s probably a recessive trait just expressing a different color pattern. It’s pretty interesting and it must just be a recessive gene that’s showing up.”
Witnesses say the squirrels’ bodies are the typical brown while their bushy tails are pure, snowy white. “I am not sure what’s causing it to show up right now,” Evilsizer says. “I would guess it’s not weather but I’m not sure. I would guess something that emerged in maybe one or a few squirrels. It may stick around and become more prevalent or may kind of melt away again.” Evilsizer says he has never seen a white-tail squirrel, and anyone who does, should consider themselves lucky.
(Radio Iowa)
Cass County: Corn $7.09, Beans $13.53
Adair County: Corn $7.06, Beans $13.56
Adams County: Corn $7.06, Beans $13.52
Audubon County: Corn $7.08, Beans $13.55
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.12, Beans $13.53
Guthrie County: Corn $7.11, Beans $13.57
Montgomery County: Corn $7.11, Beans $13.55
Shelby County: Corn $7.12, Beans $13.53
Oats $3.55 (always the same in all counties)
Cass County: Corn $7.07, Beans $13.59
Adair County: Corn $7.04, Beans $13.62
Adams County: Corn $7.04, Beans $13.58
Audubon County: Corn $7.06, Beans $13.61
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.10, Beans $13.59
Guthrie County: Corn $7.09, Beans $13.63
Montgomery County: Corn $7.09, Beans $13.61
Shelby County: Corn $7.10, Beans $13.59
Oats $3.54 (always the same in all counties)
Cass County: Corn $7.11, Beans $13.90
Adair County: Corn $7.08, Beans $13.93
Adams County: Corn $7.08, Beans $13.89
Audubon County: Corn $7.10, Beans $13.92
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.14, Beans $13.90
Guthrie County: Corn $7.13, Beans $13.94
Montgomery County: Corn $7.13, Beans $13.92
Shelby County: Corn $7.14, Beans $13.90
Oats $3.53 (always the same in all counties)
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