Grasses

Blaze destroys top of Hinton corn dryer (11/12/09)
Burning corn took out one of the Hinton Co-op's grain dryers Wednesday. The Hinton Fire Department responded to a 3:15 p.m. call reporting smoke coming from one of the two grain dryers at the Hinton Co-op. "There was a pretty good fire in the upper third of the grain dryer," Hinton Fire Chief Chad Beck said. "Corn in the dryer was burning and we don't really know why yet."...

Unusual ears: Sweet corn packs a surprise (07/29/09)
When Gary Junge was husking an ear of sweet corn, what he found caught him off guard. Inside the husks was not one ear of sweet corn, but two -- one regular size, and one miniature. Both ears were connected at the stalk. Iowa State University Extension crop specialist Joel DeJong said he's seen a few reports of these double ears...

Natural and effective ways to keep insects away (06/10/09)
With the season of summer quickly approaching, people are looking for a way to avoid the bites, stings and annoyance of summer creepy crawlies. DEET, a chemical commonly used in store boughten insect repellents, is effective in repelling flies, ticks and mosquitos when applied to skin...

Remsen habitat creation could spark statewide projects (04/29/09)
This spring, the first native grass seeds will take root in about 70 acres of land around the Remsen wells. Cropland on those acres was replaced with native habitat to help keep the water source below the surface purer. Now state officials are watching the success of this water quality improvement project in hopes that it will be the seed project for others across Iowa...

It's a boy... we think (04/23/09)
It's been more than 150 years since a bison was born in Iowa. History was made last weekend when the first calf made his appearance in the bison herd roaming about 500 acres in The Nature Conservancy's Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve. Scott Moats, preserve manager, is pretty sure the new calf is a male based on what he's seen, but that won't be confirmed until the shaggy beasts are rounded up this fall...

Fashion: Slip into spring and have a slice of summer (04/13/09)
Those of us who run out in the yard, get on our knees and kiss the first beautiful green blade of grass may understand why big bold color is blossoming in this season. Spring is here, ladies and gentlemen, and summer is soon to come. And one look at the clothing stores proves it...

A cardboard city, a homeless night (11/10/08)
Spending an icy night in a cardboard box might seem like a crazy thing for more than 60 Gehlen Catholic School students to try. But what they did Sunday night was in honor of the 100 million homeless people worldwide who don't have the choice. For the second year, Gehlen hosted "Wake up to the homeless -- eat with the poor," an event that allows students to spend nearly 24 hours experiencing living in extreme poverty...

Corn oil plant seeks property tax relief from county (06/18/08)
A proposed $30 million corn oil plant near Merrill inched closer to reality this week. The Plymouth County Supervisors on Tuesday approved five years of property tax relief for Plymouth Oil L.L.C. The first year will be a 75 percent break declining to 15 percent in the fifth year...

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