With regret, Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will not be doing our tree or native plant sale this year. We hope to return to doing our tree sale and native plant sale in 2025!
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1/24/24
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Iowa averaged about 201 bushels of corn per acre last year, an estimate that eclipsed the previous year’s yields and ranks fourth-highest in the state’s history, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/24/24
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Iowa Farm to School efforts received a significant boost in the 2022-23 school year with the launch of the Iowa Local Food for Schools program.
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Iowa State University Extension Service
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1/24/24
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Farm couples who are looking for a chance to review their goals while learning and relaxing in a scenic part of the state should consider attending the Farm Couple Getaway, Feb. 16-17 in northeast Iowa.
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Iowa State University Extension Service
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1/24/24
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Here are 2023 sales of Scott County land zoned for agriculture outside of Davenport and Bettendorf.
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1/17/24
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Iowa farm land values reached $11,385, the highest ever, in Iowa State University’s annual land value survey of land owners.
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Rabail Chandio, Iowa State University
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1/17/24
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Renewable energy companies targeting sites in Muscatine, Cedar and Scott County for development are looking to lease local land for wind turbines.
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Jacob Lane
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12/27/23
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With little discussion, Scott County Supervisors on Dec. 19 renewed the county’s annual agreement to follow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources regulation for confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOS.
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12/27/23
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River Valley Cooperative, headquartered in Davenport, will acquire the commercial grain assets of Rumbold and Kuhn, Inc., and the transportation assets of Ezra Rumbold & Sons, Inc.
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12/27/23
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The North Scott FFA Officer Team presented the fall showcase Nov. 14 to honor outstanding members who have demonstrated excellence both inside and outside the classroom. Members from both the High School and Junior High chapters were acknowledged at this event. The chapter includes both a junior high FFA chapter and high school FFA chapter. Their work is a testament to the program’s commitment to cultivating leaders and fostering community development. The chapter comprises students from seventh through twelfth grades, drawing participants from diverse school districts, including North Scott, Davenport, Bettendorf, and Pleasant Valley.
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12/12/23
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An eastern Iowa company that says it benefits the environment by turning agricultural byproducts into energy was recently fined for burying barrels of waste from the operation in a giant pit, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/12/23
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A highly transmissible avian influenza that is often fatal to domestic birds recently infected a small backyard flock in Mills County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
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12/12/23
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Another massive flock of egg-laying hens in Iowa was recently found to be infected by a very transmissible and deadly version of avian flu, which has pushed the total number of affected birds this fall beyond last year’s casualties for the same time period.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/28/23
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North Scott High School, and North Scott junior high FFA each earned three-star national chapter awards at the FFA national convention Nov. 1-4 in Indianapolis.
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11/21/23
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Ownership and operation of a farm by members of the same family for 100, and 150 years or more is a significant accomplishment. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship in conjunction with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation established the Century Farm Program for farm families that have owned at least 40 acres for 100 years, and Heritage Farm Program for those owning it 150 years or more.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
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11/3/23
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More than 800 farms in Scott, Muscatine and Cedar Counties are part of Iowa's Heritage and Century farms program.
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Mark Ridolfi
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11/3/23
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Muscatine County Heritage and Century farms listing
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11/1/23
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Scott County Heritage and Century farms listing
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11/1/23
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Cedar County Heritage and Century farms listing
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11/1/23
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Brus family history fills their Heritage farm in Blue Grass Township, where siblings Dennis, Denise, Debbie and David own the same 240 acres held by the family since March 21, 1870.
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Mark Ridolfi
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11/1/23
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