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Ag Bytes<br />
foods grown and produced in Iowa, many<br />
of them in Jackson and surrounding<br />
counties. The event at Midnight Farm, just<br />
south of Maquoketa, featured appetizers,<br />
kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, beef Bolognese,<br />
green beans, pears, jelly rolls and<br />
butter.<br />
It was wrapped up with a homemade<br />
apple pie from Mackie (Moore) Duhme,<br />
the director of Sunshine, and homemade<br />
vanilla ice cream from the Iowa State<br />
Dairy Science club.<br />
The event is expected to be held again<br />
this fall.<br />
Crop production<br />
updates available<br />
CropsTV, powered by Iowa State University<br />
Extension and Outreach, returns<br />
for a fourth season this year. The educational<br />
program delivers crop production<br />
information directly to farmers and agricultural<br />
service providers anywhere there<br />
is an internet connection. All episodes are<br />
available for on-demand viewing, providing<br />
flexibility for busy viewers.<br />
Season Four features 35 episodes with<br />
a variety of crop, pest, nutrient, and soil<br />
and water management topics. While<br />
some topics will be familiar from other programs,<br />
most are exclusive to CropsTV.<br />
The episodes are available for viewing<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER PHOTO / CONTRIBUTED<br />
The camera rolls as ISU agronomist Bradley<br />
Miller discusses soil moisture levels during the<br />
Southeast Research Farm Field Day.<br />
through April 5.<br />
“We’re excited to bring back the same<br />
exciting online learning opportunity as<br />
last winter,” said Clarabell Probasco, field<br />
agronomist with ISU Extension and Out-<br />
Your Legacy<br />
Begins Now.<br />
In Clinton County, $9.3 billion is expected to transfer from<br />
one generation to the next through 2049.<br />
If we each commit to investing just 5% of our estates in<br />
a community endowment, $19 million could be available<br />
annually for community projects and nonprofits.* That’s a<br />
contribution that lasts forever.<br />
*Based on a 4.25% annual payout<br />
Let’s Build Your Legacy. Together.<br />
Alethea Cahoy<br />
Executive Director, River Bluff Community Foundation<br />
563.321.0317 | rbcf@dbqfoundation.org | dbqfoundation.org/rbcf<br />
eifarmer.com SPRING 2024 | EASTERN IOWA FARMER 127
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