In the heartland of America, where vast fields of corn stretch to the horizon, a subtle but significant shift has taken place.
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Jacob Lane of the West Liberty Index and Advocate News
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3/27/24
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When six-year-old Finley Durant witnessed an act of kindness at a local grocery store, an idea popped into her young head.
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Tim Evans of the Advocate News
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3/27/24
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The classic American meal of meat, potatoes, and vegetables was fused with Japanese ingredients to win over judges at this year’s student Taste competition, hosted March 4, by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
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3/27/24
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A new analysis of the federal government’s enforcement of animal-welfare laws has found that regulators penalize only 1 percent of the breeders who are cited for violations.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing up to $5 million to fund agreements that address Iowa-specific conservation issues.
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3/13/24
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All hay producers in the region are invited to attend the annual Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association Annual Meeting and Conference on March 14 at Buzzy’s Bar and Grill, 414 Main St., Welton.
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3/13/24
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Sales and service of Deere’s biggest products return to Scott County with P&K Midwest’s acquisition of River Valley Turf.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/12/24
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Mashed potatoes and pizza are popular foods on their own. But a group of students in Jan Garland’s fourth-grade class at Walcott Elementary School took a chance and combined the two, winning a statewide agriculture contest in the process.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/12/24
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All hay producers in the region are invited to attend the annual Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association Annual Meeting and Conference on March 14 at Buzzy’s Bar and Grill, 414 Main St., Welton. Registration is at 10 a.m. with the program at 10:30 a.m.
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2/28/24
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Scott County’s 4-H family celebrated a year of achievement at the annual Family Fun Night, Jan. 27 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Starlite Ballroom.
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2/27/24
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Career Development Events gives FFA students a chance to get involved with something they’re interested in and they can build a career out of it. These competitions are super beneficial for new members to get engaged, see what their interests might be, and give them that agriculture exposure. It’s an amazing career exploration experience.
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2/21/24
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If you could go back to your High School FFA days, what advice would you give yourself?
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2/21/24
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds welcomes North Scott students to her office, along with Reps. Luanna Stoltenberg and Norlin Mommsen, Scott County supervisor John Maxwell, county planning and zoning board member Joan Maxwell and superintendent Joe Stutting.
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2/21/24
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North Scott FFA is open to students from other districts. I was one of those many students along with my friends Molly and Hailey. Hailey and I both come from a different district that didn’t offer FFA, but it was something we were very interested in
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Addyson Wehrman, North Scott FFA
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2/21/24
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North Scott FFA leader and ag instructor Jacob Hunter leads the first students into the district's Regional Innovation Center under construction on Eldridge's South First Street.
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2/20/24
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Legislation that was advanced Monday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee would allow livestock feedlots to spread manure in fields without the approval of state regulators in certain situations.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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Fun at the Mississippi Valley Fair
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Glimpses of the 2023 fair through the cameras of NSP editor Erin Gentz and managing editor Mark Ridolfi
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Erin Gentz and Mark Ridolfi
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8/9/23
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The Scott County Pork Producers held their Pork Youth Ambassador Contest on Sunday, April 15, and chose Evan Keppy as their 2018 Scott County Pork Youth Ambassador.
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5/3/18
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