Two motivational speakers with leadership experience in the agricultural industry will keynote the annual Women in Ag Leadership Conference Nov. 29-30 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Fremont County office will be offering an opportunity to attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course (P-CIC), led by Extension Field Agronomist, Aaron Saeugling. This session is scheduled for December 7, 2022, at 1:30 PM at the McElroy Building on the Fremont County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Iowa. Additional courses are available through neighboring Iowa counties including Mills and Page. Pre-registration is welcome, but not required, by calling the Fremont County Extension office at 712-3742351.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 over a three day harvest festival. Thanksgiving today means getting together with family and friends, watching football and eating a big turkey dinner.
Feasting with family is part of many holiday celebrations. Follow these tips to help prevent food poisoning, or foodborne illness, during the holidays.
roadways where exceeding the speed limit was determined to be the cause. Speed is something we can all control.
Christmas Wishes Paying It Forward continues to seek names of cancer patients and donated items for its upcoming Blessing Bags distribution. Individuals undergoing cancer treatment in Otoe, Nemaha, Johnson, and Cass counties in Nebraska, as well as in Fremont County, Iowa, are eligible to receive a free Blessing Bag of items.
It’s official: Syracuse’s Duane Hansen is the current world record holder for longest journey in a pumpkin boat. The Guinness World Records website contains the following information: “The longest journey by pumpkin boat (paddling) is 60.35 km (37.50 mi) and was achieved by Duane Hansen (USA) in Nebraska City, Nebraska, USA, on 27 August 2022.
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, the National Turkey Federation (NTF) is sharing helpful tips for Americans shopping for a turkey and preparing the Thanksgiving meal. NTF highlighted the robust availability of turkey products featured at retailers nationwide as well as its updated Thanksgiving 101 (https:// www.eatturkey.org/thanksgiving-101/), a comprehensive guide to preparing the holiday turkey.
Roughly half of soil organic matter is organic carbon. Soil carbon is sampled by taking soil probe samples similar to those farmers already take to measure soil fertility, but to measure carbon for carbon credit programs, the probe is usually inserted a full foot, or about six inches deeper than for soil fertility tests. A bulk density test is also taken, to determine the amount (tonnage) of carbon found within a specific area and depth.
Fifty-two-and-a-half percent of Fremont County’s registered voters participated in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, according to unofficial statistics released by the Fremont County Clerk’s Office.