Photo (Credit Dale Wegner, Sac Sun) (l to r): Chris Bass, Sac County Conservation Board, Director; Steve Irwin; Jessica Meredith, Sac County Conservation Board Office Manager, Dr. Bill Breny; Kristen Bieret, Sac County Conservation Board Naturalist; Bruce Perry; Marge Sands; Tim Cohoon; Joe McCollum; and Sharon Mayo
Artists from central Iowa and Minnesota have been commissioned for a special mural project at the Sac County Conservation Center at Hagge Parke. Naturalist, Kristen Bieret, says the educational mural will feature and highlight native plants and animals from the North Raccoon River Valley on three walls and will be the foundation for the future addition of three-dimensional, hands-on exhibits. The mural is being made possible through a $5,000 grant from the Sac Community Foundation. “We are so thankful for the contributions of the Sac Community Foundation to help make this dream a reality,” Bieret says. “If not for community partners like this, our project wou
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Pierce says they plan on continuing with the You’ve Been Booked program throughout the summer and the library staff will evaluate it afterward to determine if it will be brought back in the future. In other programming, the Sac City Library will continue with virtual story time throughout the summer, will have grab-and-go bags that contain a craft, a snack and a book for kids in two different age groups and they are developing some outdoor programming. The Sac City Library is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. but will be opening on Fridays for those same hours in May. They ask that visitors wear a mask and make visits to the library as quick as possible. More information can be found on their website and Facebook page, links to which are included below.
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SULFUR SHORT: This plant shows classic signs of sulfur deficiency. It was in a sandy field in west-central Indiana. Corn Illustrated: Golden Harvest Agronomy in Action team recorded inconsistent results at various sites in 2020.
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The Golden Harvest Agronomy in Action team tests various practices in corn and soybeans each summer. The results for 2020 studies were recently captured in the Agronomy in Action 2021 Research Review available online.
Bruce Battles, technical agronomy manager for Syngenta, says information in the publication should provide insights for all farmers. They may be even more meaningful for farmers who plant the brand. Download the entire publication at GoldenHarvestSeeds.com.