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Thursday, March 24, 2016 The Lone Tree Reporter Page 3 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) EnH.E. 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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 Carl It's a Great Time to Build! to discuss your Plans Today! 319-656"5131 At this calendar date, the win- dow for all preventive treatments has closed. If a landowner is inter- ested in protecting a valuable and healthy ash tree within 15 miles of a known infestation, he or she should have landscape and tree service companies bid on work, review the bids this winter and treat beginning spring 2016 (early April to mid-May). 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Topics covered at the meet- ings include: EAB overview and symptoms, treatment options, current EAB status in Iowa City, plus other specific topics such as ash tree identification and tree assessment, and ash tree replace- ments at the public meeting and wood utilization options and how to find EAB in a tree at the Green Industry meeting. Meetings are FREE and reg- istration is not required. If you have any questions, call ISU Ex- tension and Outreach, Johnson County at 319-337-2145. AD HERE SEE YOUR Plank Family Dental Center Call 319-338-9761 Monday-Tuesday-Thusday 8-5 Wednesday, 8-12 • Friday 7-2 1700 S. 1st Ave Eastdale Plaza, Iowa City Randy Yakish General Contracting • Plumbing • Concrete New Homes • Additions • Remodeling (319) 629-4227 (319) 330-4980 t