Jake Bourgeois

1 week ago | cpioneer.com | Jake Bourgeois

Thanks to an opportunity from the local cattlemen organization, one Cascade high schooler got the opportunity to expand her herd. On Jan. 17 the Jones County Cattlemen presented Annie Trumm of Cascade with the heifer program award consisting of three Angus bred heifers. To promote beef production, the Jones County Cattlemen provide three bred heifers to a deserving youth either looking to start or expand a herd of their own. kAm%CF>> 2=C625J 925 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ DE2CE 96C @H?

1 week ago | cpioneer.com | Jake Bourgeois

Though not an eastern Iowa native, cattle has always been a big part of new Jones County Cattlemen President Kevin Gassman’s life. “Cattle have been a part of my family’s heritage for many generations, and so cattle was in my blood. So, I was always going to have my own cattle,” he said. kAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 H:E9 2 568C66 :? 2?:>2= D4:6?46[ 96 8@E 9:D >2DE6C’D :? 3667 42EE=6 ?FEC:E:@? 2?5 DE2CE65 2E r2C8:==[ H96C6 96’D ?@H 2AAC@249:?8 ad J62CD 2D 2 ?FEC:E:@?:DE] %9@F89 96 7@4FD6D @?

1 week ago | dyersvillecommercial.com | Jake Bourgeois

According to a release from the Iowa State University Extension Office, results from a recent study on how early nutrition can affect finished beef health, performance and carcass quality in beef x dairy crossbred calves provided some clarity and some surprises for Iowa State University researchers. kAmx@H2 q667 r6?E6C C6D62C49 D4:6?E:DE v2C=2?5 s29=<6 D92C65 :?7@C>2E:@? 7C@> E96 AC@;64E H:E9 2EE6?566D 2E E96 a_ad u665=@E u@CF> :? ?@CE9H6DE x@H2] w6 D2:5 E96 DEF5J 7@4FD65 @?

1 week ago | manchesterpress.com | Jake Bourgeois

The City of Manchester, in partnership with Kluesner Sanitation, will be holding their first citywide cleanup day Saturday, May 10. The day is for residential customers in the city limits only and households will be allowed one pickup truck or small trailer of waste. Items must be dropped off at the Kluesner Sanitation drop off site at 2372 180th Ave. from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.kAm%96 A2CE?6CD9:A H:E9 z=F6D?6C H2D 2 3:8 724E@C :?

1 week ago | dyersvillecommercial.com | Jake Bourgeois

Students at Western Dubuque High School closed out the month by getting out in the community April 30 for their annual Spring Service Day. kAm$EF56?ED 7C@> E96 9:89 D49@@= H6C6 5:DA6CD65 E@ 4@>A=6E6 D6CG:46 AC@;64ED 2E 6249 @7 E96 5:DEC:4E’D 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@=D 2?5 AF3=:4 A2C<D]k^AmkAmpE u2C=6J r:EJ !2C<[ DEF56?ED 96=A65 4=62? FA 2C@F?5 E96 D96=E6C 2?5 :? E96 DA246D DFCC@F?5:?8 E96 A2C<’D >2?J 32D632== 7:6=5D]k^AmkAmu@C E96 DEF56?ED[ :E H2D 2?