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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
It is spring and every farm kid's thoughts turn to up-coming 4-H projects. There is a farm in Northeast Nebraska where two farm kids have a list a mile long of possible 4-H projects.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
BROOKINGS -- It's a good time to get sprayers in shape for field use, a South Dakota State University specialist said.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Des Moines - Last week, the Iowa Utilities Board voted 2-1 to conditionally approve an application by Interstate Power & Light Company (IPL) to construct a 630-MW coal-fired power plant in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Most agriculture production in this country is marketed as generic grain or livestock, where the only way to compete is to produce for less. These short-term gains are quickly lost as others learn these skills or adopt new technology.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
LINTON, N.D. (AP) -- A portion of Ernie Roehrich's farm hasn't been plowed for two decades: It's part of a federal program that pays landowners to idle land for conservation.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
BROOKINGS -- Reading pesticide labels and following instructions about protective clothing is a key step in handling pesticides safely, a South Dakota State University specialist said.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
BROOKINGS -- South Dakota State University has set tentative dates for this year's field days at its research farms around South Dakota.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Recently, Governor Dave Heineman signed proclamations celebrating May is Egg Month, and June is Turkey Lovers' month in Nebraska. The proclamations were signed during a luncheon with egg and turkey producers, state senators and representatives from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. (NDA).
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
How long can this go on? How much higher will corn prices go? Those questions are of concern not only to corn farmers but to producers of other crops as well. In general the price increase for other commodities followed that of corn as crops competed with each other for acreage as, within agronomic and weather limits, farmers shift to the crop with the greatest profit potential.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
PIERRE -- The number of animal rabies cases in South Dakota dropped to 27 in 2007, the fourth straight year of decline and the lowest number of cases in more than 45 years. There were 37 cases in 2006 and 68 in 2005.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists, led by Chief Long-Range and Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, have released an early hurricane season forecast for 2008. They believe the waning La Ni a conditions and a continued warm water cycle in the Atlantic Basin will be the two defining factors influencing the 2008 hurricane season, causing the number of storms to be slightly above average but, more importantly, increasing the chance for U.S. landfalling storms.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Mother's and Father's Day are about to arrive. I'm going to share with you the concept of four pictures on a wall in my house that could be labeled "parenting." They aren't large pictures but they are large enough to "capture the moment."
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Happy spring! Who'd have thought -- rain, snow, cold temps, sleet, wind. Oh well, it'll be fine. Gotta stay flexible, right?
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Heartland Humane Society (HHS) is a privately funded organization. We take no money from public sources or other animal welfare organizations. We depend on the generosity of people and businesses that understand the importance of animals in our lives and want to ensure that our companion animals are wanted and cared for.
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
Thanks For Making Sports Equipment Collection A Success
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web-posted Friday, May 2, 2008
New faces are always sought at the Banquet; volunteers are always welcome. Meals are served every Thursday and the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 6 p.m. in the basement of the United Church of Christ, Yankton.
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