Agriculture

Beef Month donation

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 10:18am

Apply for Century or Heritage Farm awards by June 1

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 10:17am

   Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds eligible farm owners to apply for the 2023 Century Farm and Heritage Farm program through June 1.

   The program was created by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to recognize families who have owned their farms for 100 years and 150 yers, respectively; and to honor the strength and resiliency of Iowa’s multi-generational farm families.

Relay intercropping field day is scheduled at Russell farm

Published by admin on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:31pm

   Iowa Learning Farms will host a relay intercropping field day on Thursday, June 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Jason Russell’s farm near Monticello. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.

   The field day aims to equip attendees with best management practices for establishing and managing a relay intercropping system designed to improve soil health and reduce nutrient losses while increasing productivity and profitability.

Candidates will vie to become Beef Ambassadors

Published by admin on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:30pm

   Eleven candidates will vie for the honor of being selected Jones County Beef Ambassadors by the Jones County Beef Producers.

   One, two or three candidates will be chosen by out-of-county judges. The appointing ceremony will take place on Monday, July 17 during the Cowgirl Queen Contest at the Great Jones County Fairgounds.

   Profiles on each of the candidates follow.

 

Theo Baumer

Maquoketa Valley FFA Banquet

Published by admin on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:29pm

SWCD celebrates Conservation Week

Published by admin on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 9:42am

   The Jones Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is excited to celebrate the 82nd annual Soil and Water Conservation Week April 30 - May 7.

   The 2023 Soil and Water Conservation Week theme is “One Water,” to raise awareness of how important it is to protect our water resources in Iowa and nationwide.

Beef donation

Published by admin on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 9:41am

Best burger award

Published by admin on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 9:40am

Four-state Dairy Nutrition, Management Conference set

Published by admin on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 9:40am

   The Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference will be held at the Grand River Center in Dubuque June 7-8, with a focus on the latest information about dairy nutrition and management.

FFA attends Leadership Conference

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 9:59am

   The Monticello FFA Chapter attended the 95th annual Iowa FFA Leadership Conference held in Ames, Iowa at Iowa State University on April 16-18th, where 10 members received their Iowa FFA Degrees, many participated in career development events, and received awards and recognition.

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