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Ag Bytes<br />
For more information, contact Tyler Bettin<br />
at IPPA at 800-372-7675 or tbettin @iowapork.org<br />
or Matt Lechtenberg at IDALS<br />
at 515-281-3857 or matthew.lechtenberg@<br />
iowaagriculture.gov.<br />
This new offering from IPPA builds<br />
on its additional efforts supportive of the<br />
<strong>Iowa</strong> Nutrient Reduction Strategy, including<br />
cover crop research, field day support<br />
and educational outreach.<br />
Photography exhibit featuring<br />
rural life now showing at MAE<br />
A photography exhibit that captures<br />
farming as a way of life is on display at<br />
the Maquoketa Art Experience March 3<br />
through May 17.<br />
Farm Life in <strong>Iowa</strong> is an exhibition of<br />
30 photographs taken by A. M. “Pete”<br />
Wettach (1901–1976) from 1925 to 1960<br />
– 35 of the most revolutionary years for<br />
farming as a way of life in <strong>Iowa</strong>.<br />
MAE, located at 124 S. Main St., is<br />
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday<br />
through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday<br />
and Sunday and by appointment.<br />
A reception for the exhibit is set for 1<br />
p.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 at the MAE. It is<br />
free and open to the public.<br />
Kathleen Edwards, senior curator at the<br />
University of <strong>Iowa</strong> Museum of Art, will<br />
present a program on the Wettach exhibit<br />
from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 9 at the MAE.<br />
It also is free and open to the public.<br />
Working as a freelance photographer<br />
based in Mount Pleasant, Wettach<br />
recorded changes in farming practices at<br />
the same time as he honored traditional<br />
values of family and self-sufficiency.<br />
Wettach’s unique interpretation of the<br />
family farm comes from his documentary<br />
style and keen compassion for his<br />
subjects.<br />
The photographs in the exhibition were<br />
printed by Steven Tatum from negatives<br />
in the A. M. Wettach Collection, State<br />
Historical Society of <strong>Iowa</strong>, <strong>Iowa</strong> City.<br />
Grants available to help promote<br />
specialty crops<br />
The <strong>Iowa</strong> Department of Agriculture<br />
and Land Stewardship is accepting applications<br />
for grant funding through the<br />
Specialty Crop Block Grant program. The<br />
grants are available to support projects<br />
that enhance the competitiveness of specialty<br />
crops grown in <strong>Iowa</strong>. Last year’s<br />
funding was $244,352.<br />
Grant awards will be considered up to<br />
a maximum of $24,000 and projects can<br />
have a duration of up to 30 months.<br />
Proposals must be received by IDALS on<br />
or before 4 p.m. April 3. For more information<br />
visit the IDALS Specialty Crop Block<br />
Grant program at the Department’s web site<br />
at www.<strong>Iowa</strong>Agriculture.gov/Horticulture_<br />
and_<strong>Farmer</strong>sMarkets/specialtyCropGrant.<br />
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