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Well, the Iowa flop-a-doodle bas-
ketball team came through again
in the Big Ten Tournament. They
seem to make a habit of getting
the fans all fired up early in the
season and then fall flat on their
faces at the end when the chips
are down for the big prize.
In case you have forgotten, they
were, at one time, 10-1 in the Big
Ten, leading the conference and
ranked #3 in the country. Not
only that, there was speculation
that McCaffrey might be National
Coach of the Year and Iowa would
get a #1 seed in the NCAA Tourna-
ment. Then the wheels fell off the
go-cart. Counting their final farce
in the .tournament against Illinois
they were 2-6 coming down the
stretch.
The Iowa game was not the only
upset in the tournament, but it
was the only one where a loser
upset a winner. There should have
been an upset in the Northwest-
ern vs. Michigan game, but in the
last couple of minutes it looked to
me like the officials were going to
make sure the Wolves got the win.
After all, they are part of the
royalty in the Big Ten and poor old
Northwester is the lowliest peas-
ant among the general popula-
tion. The first pro-Michigan non-
call happened with only a minute
or a little more left in the game. I
don't recall if the score was tied at
that point. A Wildcat was driving
By Ron Rife
The Lone Tree
Reporter
to the basket to attempt a layup
when a Michigan player grabbed
his off arm and kept him from
scoring. With just a few seconds
left Northwestern missed a shot
and the ball bounced toward the
corner to the left of the basket. A
Michigan player on the dead run
grabbed the ball, took 3 steps and
then slid when he was stopping.
The announcer had commented
earlier about the officials missing
the arm grabbing foul and they
really went off on that. So, in the
end Northwestern was robbed of
a couple of scoring chances at the
end of the game and Michigan hit
the game winner at the last sec-
ond.
The Indiana vs. Michigan game
the next day was quite a show. It
looked like the Indiana team was
really Iowa wearing red and white
uniforms. The Hoosiers were dead
and Michigan got another last sec-
ond winning shot after a less than
sterling performance.
That MSU vs. Purdue title game
was touch andgo. The Spartans
almost pulled an Iowa by watch-
ing Purdue cut into what looked
like a comfortable lead late in the
game, but they held on for the
three point win.
The committee made some
questionable decisions in its tour-
nament selections. I don't see how
they could drop MSU to a 2nd seed
and put a losing Virginia team
into #1. As I was going through
the bracket in the McAllen Moni-
tor today I picked a few upsets. I
picked lower seeded UNI to win
its first game and Iowa to lose to
Temple. Do you think I don't have
much faith in the Hawkeyes right
now? You are right.
The women's lib people should
rise up and holler about the in-
equality of the team selection
shows. The men got 2 hours on
Sunday night, most of which was
useless garbage and horse hockey
as Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H*
used to call it. They could have
gotten it done in an hour very eas-
ily, but that would have given the
'expert' commentators time to run
off at the mouth and say nothing.
The women are getting one hour.
I guess the network people think
the women 'expert' commentators
aren't good enough to babble away
saying nothing, like a politician,
and make it sound important.
Farmers can enroll in on-
farm trials with the Iowa
Soybean Association
ANKENY, IOWA --- Before Iowa
farmers plant the first seed this
spring, they have the opportunity
to enroll in dozens ofstrip trials
through the Iowa Soybean Asso-
ciation (ISA) On-Farm Network@.
Trials are currently available on
both soybeans and corn on a vari-
ety of topics including seed treat-
ment, crop protection, crop man-
agement, nitrogen and soil health.
"This year we have a wide array
of trials for farmers to choose
from," said Rich Stessman, ISA
On-Farm Network field research
specialist for Northwest Iowa.
"Our program is focused on what
Iowa farmers want and need to
know to improve their profitabil-
ity"
Trials allow farmers opportuni-
ties to test products and practices
on their own operations. The data
coming from the trials is an in-
credible resource to farmers.
ISA president Wayne Frederick
has been conducting trials on his
farm for years and continues to
see the value in the research.
"I myself have participated in
more than 75 trials to improve the
profitability of my farm," Fred-
cricks said. "From variable rate
nitrogen, to cover crops, getting
data directly from my own opera-
tion is invaluable when it comes
to decision making."
Setting up a trial is easy thanks
to the On-Farm Network's ef-
ficient process developed over
the last 15 years. Even farmers
already planning on conducting
their own trials can still submit
the data and receive other ben-
efits.
Farmers working with the On-
Farm Network receive extensive
statistical analysis of trial results
in addition to aerial imagery
of fields allowing them to make
changes in-season. In-field scout-
ing information is also provided
depending on the trial type.
"The true value of what we do
comes from the data the farmers
generate," Stessman said. "Our
Analytics team works very hard to
get farmers data that will improve
their future decision making and
allow them to know the multitude
of circumstances that ted to their
yield results."
For information about how to
not up a trial on your operation,
contact Rich Stessman at rstess-
man@isoybeans.com or 515-334-
1076. Additional information can
also be found at isafarmnet.com.
2016 trials farmers can enroll in in-
elude:
Seed treatment-- ILeVO® (seed pro-
vided)
Seed treatment-- Gaucho® (neonic-
otinoid, seed provided)
Crop protection -- PriaxorTM fungi-
cide and FastacTM EC insecticide
Crop management -- Row spacing
(15 vs. 30) Corn
Nitrogen--UAN vs. Broadcast urea
Nitrogen -- Nitrogen modeling
prescriptions vs. Grower's N Manage-
ment
Nitrogen stabilizer-- NZone MaXTM
Soil health -- Liquid humic acid in-
furrow
Crop protection -- Insecticide post-
pollination
Soybeans and corn
Crop protection -- Stratego® YLD
fungicide
Crop management-- Planting depth
Crop protection -- Soybean cyst
nematode scouting survey
Soil health -- Multi-year cover crop
Soil health -- Tillage (strip till, no-
till, conventional tillage)
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Emerald
ash borer, a tree-killing pest of
ash trees, has been confirmed in
Iowa City. The discovery was the
result of University of Iowa Fa-
cilities Management Landscape
Services personnel contacting
the Iowa EAB Team after locating
trees on campus appearing to be
under attack by this invasive pest.
Upon further examination, a sus-
pect specimen was collected and
later confirmed positive by na-
tional identifiers with the USDA.
There are now 30 counties in
Iowa confirmed positive for EAB
- more than a third of those com-
ing in the last year alone. This
exotic pest of Asia first made its
presence known in Iowa in 2010.
On the national scene, EAB has
spread to 25 states, destroying
tens of millions of ash trees.
EAB is a metallic-green beetle
that measures approximately %
inch long. The immature stage of
the insect feeds on the inner bark
of ash trees, disrupting the trees'
ability to transport water and nu-
trients. EAB-infested ash trees in-
clude thinning or dying branches
in the upper canopy, evidence of
woodpecker activity, S-shaped
feeding galleries under dead
or splitting bark, D-shaped exit
holes and water sprouts (along the
trunk and main branches).
"The Iowa City find is a classic
example where the woodpeckers
are finding the infested trees be-
fore people on the ground," said
Mike Kintner, Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Steward-
ship EAB and gypsy moth coor-
dinator. "EAB attack is difficult
to detect early on so the dormant
season is an opportune time to fol-
low up on ash trees where wood-
pecker activity is evident and
where they just might be feeding
on EAB larvae that are overwin-
tering underneath the bark."
University of Iowa Facilities
Management Landscape Ser-
vices officials estimate there are
approximately 560 ash trees on
campus, with ash composing of
about 7 percent of tree species.
The University of Iowa has been
in Johnson Co.
planning for the inevitable attack State University Extension and
of EAB and has been practicing Outreach, the Iowa Department
tree diversification throughout of Natural Resources, USDA Ani-
the landscape, mal Plant Health Inspection Set-
The movement of firewood vice and the USDA Forest Service.
throughout Iowa or to other states The State of Iowa will continue
poses the greatest threat to spread to track the movement of EAB on
EAB and 6ther plant pests. The a county-by-county basis. Before
Io a EAB Team cautions Iowans a county can be officially recog-
nd}to tranSimrt firewood across nized as infested, proof of a re-
coWry or state lines. A statewide producing population is needed
quarantine remains in place, re- and an EAB must be collected and
stricting the movement of hard- verified by USDA entomologists.
wood firewood, ash logs, wood To learn more about EAB and
chips and ash tree nursery stock other pests that are threatening
out of Iowa into non-quarantined Iowa's tree population, please
areas of other states, visit www.IowaTreePests.com.
Photograph: David Capp4ert, Michigan St.ate University, Bugwood.org
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should have landscape and tree
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treat beginning spring 2016 (early
April to mid-May).
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31, 2016 at the Johnson County
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rice, 3109 Old Highway 218 South,
Iowa City, IA 52246.
There will be a meeting for
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pm. Topics covered at the meet-
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symptoms, treatment options,
current EAB status in Iowa City,
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