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Cass County Master Gardeners (CCMG) offer a $1,000 scholarship annually, available to students who are graduating seniors or graduates of any Iowa school districts in which current members of CCMG reside. The 2018 scholarship was awarded to Cole Madsen of Exira-EHK, who will be attending DMAAC, enrolled in their horticulture program. Pictured with Madsen is Master Gardener Kathy Johnson, who lives in the Exira-EHK school district, presenting the scholarship at the school’s Award Night in May.
Cole Madsen
The goal of the Master Gardener program is to support horticulture education and community service. CCMG members provide many hours of volunteer service in their communities. Accordingly, this scholarship is intended to provide post-secondary funds to individuals who are studying, or intend to pursue a career in, a horticulture-related field. The scholarship winner is selected based upon academic success, history of community service, and career goals. Demonstration of interest and experience in horticulture is also encouraged.
For more information on the Master Gardener Program, contact the Cass County Extension office at 712-243-1132 or email keolson@iastate.edu, or visit the Cass County Extension website at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass.
The man who’s been state ag secretary since March appears to have fallen a fraction short of the 35 percent threshold he needed in yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) primary to win the Republican Party’s nomination for ag secretary. Shortly after 1 a.m. today (Wednesday) all 99 counties had reported results and Mike Naig had 34-point-74 percent. That means delegates at the Iowa G-O-P’s state convention on June 16th will decide who to nominee for state ag secretary. State Senator Dan Zumbach, a farmer from Ryan, finished close behind Naig. Ray Gaesser, a farmer from Corning, is also in the extended race with Naig.
“My strategy for our team has always been that we thought it would go to the state convention,” Gaesser says. “I”ve personally made about 1600 calls to the delegates to the state convention and shared with them my vision for Iowa agriculture.”
Gaesser is the former president of the Iowa and the American Soybean Associations. Gaesser says he was part of many trade missions and developed relationships with officials in countries that can yield expanded access to foreign markets for Iowa farmers.
Former Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Lang, another of the G-O-P’s ag secretary candidates, issued a written statement early this (Wednesday) morning, saying the election returns show he had “broad support across the entire state” and “that makes a strong case” Republican state convention delegates should nominate him.
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If you are a local business or organization that deals with food, Cass County ISU Extension wants to know: what you do with the “extras”? Kate Olsen, Extension Program Coordinator, says they are working with a team of local partners to explore options for reducing food waste in Cass County. Identifying existing food waste and food recovery efforts going on in Cass County is one of their priorities. The team would like to learn about existing programs, businesses, and organizations that assist in food recovery and waste management throughout the county. They would also like to find organizations that might be interested in participating in programs like this if they were developed. Kate says they are asking local businesses and organizations you to take a brief survey to help the team understand the current situation in Cass County.
They would like to have the surveys returned by June 11th. Here’s the survey link: https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aW5Ko3FTNApWiKp
Kate says they “Hope to lay the ground work for future activities and resources that can assist in getting food to its highest purpose- helping where it is needed most and decreasing the amount of food that is wasted every day. If you would like more information on this project, or would like to be involved in our project team, please call or email Kate Olson at the Cass County Extension Office- 712-243-1132 or keolson@iastate.edu.
(You can listen to an interview with Kate Olsen on the “Heartbeat Today” podcast found under the “Podcast” tab on the kjan.com home page)
NEW YORK (AP) — Four more deaths have been linked to a national food poisoning outbreak blamed on tainted lettuce, bringing the total to five. Health officials have tied the E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona. The growing season there ended six weeks ago, and it’s unlikely any tainted lettuce is still in stores or people’s homes, given its short shelf life. But there can be a lag in reporting, and reports of illnesses have continued to come in. In an update today (Friday) on the nation’s largest E. coli outbreak in a decade, health officials said 25 more cases have been added, raising the total number of illnesses to 197 in 35 states. At least 89 people were hospitalized.
Previously one death had been reported, in California. On Friday, health officials said they had learned of four more — one in Arkansas, one in New York, and two in Minnesota. The first illnesses occurred in March, and the most recent began on May 12, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of the new cases were people who became ill two to three weeks ago, when contaminated lettuce was still being sold. Some said they did not eat romaine lettuce but were in close contact with someone who got sick after eating it.
Most E. coli bacteria are not harmful, but some produce toxins that can cause severe illness. People who get sick from toxin-producing E. coli come down with symptoms about three to four days after swallowing the germ, with many suffering bloody diarrhea, severe stomach cramps and vomiting. Most people recover within a week, but some illnesses can last longer and be more severe.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Concepts for a riverfront revitalization plan in Council Bluffs include an elevated walkway through the trees, a pavilion with a rooftop restaurant and a marina. The Omaha World-Herald reports that those were among ideas floated Wednesday during a community meeting on plans to transform the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri River.
On June 12, the Riverfront Revitalization Planning Committee plans to present a master plan for the Omaha riverfront during an open house at Gallup in Omaha.
A national team of experts is working to develop a master plan for areas in and around River’s Edge from north of Hanafan Park to the Union Pacific Bridge in Council Bluffs, as well as Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing in Omaha.
MANILLA, IOWA (May 31, 2018) –Landus Cooperative takes possession of the ADM grain asset in Manilla, Iowa tomorrow, Friday, June 1st.
A few reminders for customers:
· The site is closed Friday, June 1st for the transition of the business. It will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4th.
· Grain bids will be available June 1st at LandusCooperative.com or on the cooperative’s free mobile app. Find it in your Google or Apple Store by searching “Landus Cooperative.”
· The main phone number for the Manilla location remains (712) 654-2012. Customers may now call the Landus Cooperative main grain desk at (877) 778-2226 instead of the former ADM Manilla toll-free number.
· Manilla customers are invited to a meet & greet on Monday, June 4th between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the location. RSVPs requested at (712) 654-2012.
· Under terms of the purchase agreement, ADM and Landus Cooperative plan to honor all outstanding grain contracts.
Iowans who love to fish or who want to learn will be able to fish for free this coming weekend. The state is holding its annual opportunity to see what the fishing fuss is all about, according to Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa D-N-R Fisheries Bureau. “Currently in Iowa, anybody under 16 years old can fish for free but this allows all residents to try fishing for free,” Larscheid says. The event runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Given the warm weather, Larscheid says the fish should be biting across the state. “It’s a great time to go fishing,” he says. “The crappies and the bluegills are close to shore, so there’s shore fishing and lakes and ponds and impoundments across Iowa should be very good this coming weekend.”
You don’t need to invest in expensive equipment to give the sport a whirl. “If you go to our Special Events Calendar on the DNR website, you can find events close to where you live,” Larscheid says. “At these events, there’s usually people there to help you fish, even provide fishing tackle, rods and reels to go fishing.”
A fishing license for Iowa residents costs $19 a year, which Larscheid says is a good bargain, as that pays for the state to stock 150-million fish every year, in addition to running the hatcheries and staffing biologists and enforcement personnel.
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