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What music are you listening to right now?
Long story short (I hope). Me and this hometown buddy were pretty tight during the '78-'79 years in Ames. Somehow I left a few albums with my roommate when I left Ames for my first "real job". It was not a big deal to me, but I guess my buddy got wind of it and tracked them down for me. His... -
Iowa groves look sad
Callery Pear is not the fruit pear. I'd swear it's the third most popular tree in Ankeny after maple and ash. The blossoms stink to high heaven. https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/invasive-bradford-callery-pear-why-it-is-so-detrimental/ -
Iowa groves look sad
Not necessarily. With trees you don't want to develop an inbred or pure line. You find resistance and then use scions. Screening and finding resistance is the tough part. Ramp up can be relatively quick. -
Iowa groves look sad
And have been for at least 20 years, because I grew their saplings. Yes, it will take a long time. -
Iowa groves look sad
https://prairierivers.org/hidden-in-plain-sight-a-summary-of-6-years-of-monitoring-and-tissue-analysis/ -
Iowa groves look sad
Oaks also look bad. Some select other species as well. The increased use of dicamba and the inability of farmers and coops to read, understand and obey labels is a huge part of the problem. -
Is Iowa an Eastern state?
This is the gateway to the West. Iowa is entirely west of it. -
Idaho killings
If they're filtering out X content, which it appears they are, where can I enroll? Also, get the uBlock Origin plug-in for your web browsers. -
Idaho killings
A trial would have forced several Pennsylvania residents to testify in Idaho on behalf of the defendant. -
Ankeny water ban
Corn grown for ethanol takes acres out of food production, unless you consider DDGs food somehow. It is not difficult to over-harvest stover, leaving acres vulnerable to erosion and more dependent on commercial fertilizer. Corn vs. perennial grass means no living roots in the soil profile for 8... -
Ankeny water ban
The EPA standard for drinking water is 10mg/L or less. -
Ankeny water ban
The Raccoon is getting worse while the Des Moines River has improved ever so slightly. Both still far OOB. -
Ankeny water ban
Interesting. Ethanol is not the only product produced through fermentation of corn starch. But I'd assume the water quality issue would apply to most any industrial enzymatic fermentation process. -
Ankeny water ban
Buffers also keep the Coop boys from flinging fertilizer granules right into the running water. Bank stabilization is way undervalued. -
What music are you listening to right now?
Feels like a high volume Friday. -
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***Official 2025 Weather Thread***
Now sitting at 5.57” for June, right on the normal monthly total. Pending what happens Sunday, it could be a rare month above the norm. The last time that happened the next 2-1/2 months were bone dry, Aug-Oct ‘24. -
Ankeny water ban
https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-nitrates-in-drinking-water-new-study-published-des-moines-university/65191764 -
Ankeny water ban
I bet you are correct on this. I have access to 25-30A of ~40 year CRP in the Loess Hills that all drains into a farm pond. About 5 acres of row cropped land (no-till) also does, but through the prairie. This pond has barely had enough water to support a small fish population for the last four...