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ISA announces winners of 200-hour
tractor leases
ISA announced the winners of its Opportunity Sweepstakes on Sept. 30, 2010. Steve Prybil of Riverside won a 200-hour John Deere™ 8320R tractor lease and Craig Sage of Waterloo won a 200-hour Case IH Magnum™ 335 tractor lease. Both Prybil and Sage also won $1,500 worth of soy biodiesel.
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Northey encourages farmers to closely check anhydrous nurse tanks for leaks
Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey encourages farmers to check any anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks they have on their farm for pin-hole leaks or faulty welds. Exposure to gaseous ammonia can result in lung damage and death, so it is very important that any leaks be discovered in a timely manner.
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USSEC names Jim Sutter as CEO
The U.S. Soybean Export Council has announced Jim Sutter as CEO for the organization. Sutter will lead USSEC’s efforts to expand international markets for U.S. soybeans and soy products. Sutter’s recent experience has included day-to-day responsibility for Cargill’s Iowa soybean processing business.
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Agronomic tip of the week: Managing
Asian ladybeetles
By Matt O'Neal, ISU Entomologist
Iowa State University researchers observed very low populations of soybean aphids across the state during the 2010 growing season. This is good for soybean growers, as what few aphids were in the field were well below threshold levels. As harvest continues, there will be an additional benefit of the low soybean aphid populations: fewer multi-colored Asian lady beetles.
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ISA website now available on smart phones
ISA is now available on your smart phone. You can take information from ISA's website with you wherever you go, making it that much easier to keep up to date on important issues. When you bring up the site on your mobile phone, it's like having an expert right in the field with you.
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Sign up for more news from ISA
If you haven’t already done so, ISA encourages you to sign up for additional newsletters made available, by special arrangement, to ISA members: the Agri-Pulse, the China Market Report and the South American News Brief.
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Ag Urban Leadership Initiative Recruiting for 2011 Class
If you have a passion for Iowa and what makes living here great, and if you are interested in extending your leadership abilities beyond your home community, consider getting involved in ISA’s Ag Urban Leadership Initiative.
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DTN announces plans for Ag Summit 2010
DTN and The Progressive Farmer invite ISA members to Ag Summit 2010, "Recalibrate for the New Normal," at the Downtown Chicago Marriott, Dec. 7-10. The focus will be on business shifts growers could face in 2011 — such as reversals in interest rates, new policies on estate and income tax, alterations in the farm safety net, and innovative business models allowing farmers to scale up their farm sizes.
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