Carl Mullarkey of Lansing will be celebrating his 94th birthday Tuesday, April 12. Cards and well wishes may be sent to him at Thornton Manor, 1329 Main Street, Lansing, IA 52151.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
April 15: Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
May 15 – August 1: Primary Nesting Season
July 15: Spring Crop Reporting
Manure is a Valuable Resource by LuAnn Rolling, District Conservationist
We know what a busy time Spring can be. The window for field work can be short, and spring rainfall can keep soils wet, leading to concerns of compaction. There can be some clear economic and environmental advantages to applying manure in the spring, however. As input costs rise, producers using manure for crop production should consider how they can integrate more spring application into their production systems.
Winner receives use of new John Deere 6E utility tractor for one year
Nominations are now being sought to recognize the 2022 Iowa Conservation Farmer of the Year. Now in its 70th year, this prestigious honor has been awarded to celebrate conservation progress and Iowa farmers who are committed to exceptional environmental stewardship and conservation efforts.
The statewide and regional awards, co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honor Iowa farmers who have distinguished track records of commitment to soil conservation and water quality improvement efforts. The grand prize winner will receive the use of a new John Deere 6E utility tractor for one year.
A research project by Iowa State University soil scientists provides new insight into the complex picture of phosphorus loss from farmland and evidence proving phosphorus runoff is often underestimated.
One of the project’s primary objectives was to determine how much dissolved phosphorus (P) in surface runoff may not be accurately measured by common methods. The work was conducted over three years with funding from the Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State.
“Conventional views of P loss are that most of it is tightly bound to soil particles, so P is not a problem as long as erosion is controlled. Our study shows this is not necessarily the case,” said Antonio Mallarino, professor of agronomy and ISU Extension and Outreach soil fertility and nutrient management specialist. He led the project, working with Mazhar U. Haq, research specialist in agronomy, and former graduate student John D. Jones, Jr.
All-Around State Champion ... Ava Hooten, 15-year-old daughter of Adam and Jennifer Hooten of Waterville, proudly displays the medals she won at the 2022 USA Gymnastics Optional State Competition held in Elkhorn, WI March 26-27. Hooten’s hardware includes the gold medal she was awarded as the Level 9 Junior B All-Around Champion, another gold medal earned as the Floor Exercise State Champion, and a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the Balance Beam competition. Submitted photo.
TNT Gymnastics traveled with 11 gymnasts to Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, WI March 26-27 for the 2022 Wisconsin USA Gymnastics (USAG) Optional State Competition. TNT Gymnastics collected a total of 11 individual State Championship titles in various events at the competition between six of those TNT gymnasts.
Ava Hooten, 15-year-old daughter of Adam and Jennifer Hooten of Waterville and a freshman at Waukon High School, became the 2022 USAG Wisconsin State Level 9 Junior B All-Around Champion, scoring a 36.225 All-Around score. In addition, she also became the State Champion in the Floor Exercise with a strong 9.475 score, took third place on the Balance Beam with an 8.95 and took fourth place in both the vault, with a score of 9.125, and the uneven bars, with an 8.675.
I love building and fixing things. It’s fun to see the improvement at the end of a home or yard project. Perhaps you enjoy those home improvement TV shows highlighting “extreme makeovers.” It is amazing to see what some imagination, ingenuity, and hard work can accomplish! But sometimes the old is just too worn out to fix, and the best idea is to tear down the old and start over. With my skill level, that’s where I call a professional!
As I was thinking about this, I remembered God’s promise to Israel in Ezekiel 36:26: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” It struck me that God doesn’t do remodels. He always starts with a clean slate.
We can’t begin to express how grateful we are to live in such a wonderful community.
In March we had a fire fighting appreciation shower for the rescue men and women who help to keep our community safe. So many people responded with a large outpouring of cookies, thank you notes and donations. We know the firemen and women and rescue workers really appreciated it and felt the love from all of you!
Our family distributed the cookies to the departments and came home with lots of knowledge about fire trucks and stations, police cars, and also many official golden police and sheriff stickers (that we are finding stuck to the strangest things :).
We have two more drop-off dates for the Lansing and Waterville fire departments as well - April 7 and April 12 - and we are grateful for the cookies that will be baked across the county for them as well.
With the announcement made Sunday, March 27 of the complete route of RAGBRAI XLIX that will traverse the state of Iowa July 23-30 this year, the initial map presented by RAGBRAI organizers for the final day of the ride, Saturday, July 30, resulted in some initial questions regarding the actual route, mainly from Postville to Waukon, as far as road names and labels used on the initial map. Inquiries by local authorities resulted in a newly released map by RAGBRAI officials. From the final overnight town of West Union, riders will make their way through Elgin, Gunder, Postville and Waukon on the way to the final tire-dipping destination of Lansing Saturday, July 30, as indicated in the map above.
Pictured left to right in the photo at right, Kiersten Gibbs, daughter of Chris and Kerri Gibbs of Waterville, and Emma Palmer, daughter of Eric and Stephanie Palmer of Waukon, were crowned the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Co-Princesses at the annual Allamakee County Dairy Banquet held Saturday, April 2 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. The two will share the duties that are inherent with being crowned the Allamakee County Dairy Princess throughout their reign this next year. Additional photos of award winners and other recognition from the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet will appear in a future edition of The Standard. Photo courtesy of BMW Photography by Brittany Tilleraas.
The Allamakee County Cattleman’s Association has made a $6,000 donation to the Building New Traditions Campaign at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon. The Building New Traditions Campaign is dedicated toward constructing a new, larger all-species youth livestock show barn centrally located at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds, a project that also involves relocation, elimination and transformation of some of the other livestock buildings at the Fairgrounds. Pictured above at the donation presentation are, left to right, McKayla Rethamel of the Allamakee County Fair Board, Tanner Deering of the Allamakee County Cattleman’s Association, Bobbi Baxter of the Allamakee County Fair Board, and Nick Tilleraas and Shane Gavin of the Allamakee County Cattleman’s Association.
