Iowa
Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association Committed to Supporting Producers
AMES, Iowa – Recognizing the rising curiosity in specialty crops and specialty crop manufacturing, the state’s fruit and vegetable affiliation is taking over a brand new title and new look to raised serve Iowans in these industries.
The newly branded Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Affiliation will stick with it the identical duties of the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Affiliation – with a brand new title and a broader focus.
“We acknowledge the adjustments going down inside the Iowa fruit and vegetable business, and we’re altering our title to raised replicate what we do and who we function an affiliation,” stated Kendra Meyer, government secretary for the affiliation and program specialist with Iowa State College Extension and Outreach’s Farm, Meals and Enterprise Growth program.
“We’ll proceed the identical instructional outreach the affiliation has been identified for since its founding, however with renewed help for specialty crop growers and anybody concerned with these industries,” Meyer continued.
Meyer expects the title change will result in a development in membership, netting extra concepts and alternatives for Iowa’s specialty producers to community and be taught.
“To finest serve these wants, the affiliation has refocused and rebranded,” stated Maury Wills, affiliation president. “Manufacturing is ‘key’ and the Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Affiliation is devoted to aiding growers within the manufacturing of ample high-quality specialty crops. We encourage growers to contact the Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Affiliation to be taught extra.”
Along with instructional alternatives all year long, the affiliation holds the annual Iowa Specialty Producers Convention on the FFA Enrichment Middle in Ankeny. The 2023 convention is Feb. 22-23.
The imaginative and prescient of the Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Affiliation is to offer instructional alternatives and help the success of fruit, vegetable and specialty crop producers.
Roles of the affiliation embrace:
- Offering help, data and schooling for growers on manufacturing/advertising.
- Serving to members/growers transfer into sustainability by way of financial and finest administration practices.
- Selling the Iowa specialty crop business to customers and policymakers.
- Advocating and being a voice for Iowa specialty crop producers.
- Selling the help, well being and well-being to the final group/financial system by offering wholesome, contemporary and native crops and produce.
Shareable picture: Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Affiliation brand.
The Iowa Hawkeyes faced the Rider Broncs on Tuesday night in a showdown at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes defeated the Broncs, 83-58.
Pryce Sandfort continued to prove himself and led Iowa in scoring with 22 points. Owen Freeman was close behind with 19 points after being absent from the last game played at Carver. Tariq Ingraham led the Rider team, scoring 14 points.
Iowa will play again on Friday, November 22, against Utah State.
Players warmup before an Iowa men’s basketball game against Rider University at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Nov. 19 The Hawkeyes defeated the Broncs, 83-58.
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Fran McCaffery discusses a variety of topics following Iowa’s win over Washington State on Friday.
IOWA CITY — Iowa guard Josh Dix is out for the Hawkeyes’ matchup with Rider on Tuesday.
Dix injured his wrist during Iowa’s win over Washington State on Friday in Moline, Ill. He tried playing through it but was largely ineffective and finished the game with just two points.
“Hopefully Josh’s injury will be taken care of relatively quickly,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said after the game. “We’ll have to see.”
The junior has started four games for the Hawkeyes this season, averaging 12.3 points and four assists per contest while shooting 44.4% from deep.
The Hawkeyes have already been hit with injuries fairly often this season. Seydou Traore missed the first two games. Owen Freeman was unavailable for the game against South Dakota due to illness. Freshman Chris Tadjo, who is also out Tuesday, has also missed time.
Iowa plays Utah State on Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, in what is expected to be the Hawkeyes’ biggest challenge to date this season. The Aggies will enter that matchup with a 4-0 overall record and haven’t scored less than 95 points each game this season.
Dix’s status for that matchup will be an important storyline to track.
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Iowa State coach Matt Campbell on Verdon, Sadowsky, McLaughlin
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell on defense bouncing back with return of Will McLaughlin, Malik Verdon, and Jack Sadowsky playing.
Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books, and several former Iowa State players had huge hands in their teams’ performances.
The collection of ex-Cyclones in the NFL continues to grow, with several more added to rosters this season after having around a dozen consistently active last season. While the star-studded names like Brock Purdy, Breece Hall and David Montgomery continue to shine week after week, several others Iowa State fans will recognize are making significant impacts at the pro level too.
With that, here are a few ex-Cyclones who stood out in Week 11 of the NFL season.
David Montgomery, Detroit Lions RB
Everyone on the Detroit Lions got a piece of the action in Sunday’s 52-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Montgomery was right in the middle of the dominance.
The former Iowa State running back finished with 15 carries for a game-high 75 yards and two touchdowns. Montgomery also added three catches for 20 yards.
He’s now found the end zone 10 times this season, but Sunday was Montgomery’s first game with multiple touchdowns since a 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 13. Montgomery and the Lions are rolling right along this season.
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers QB
Just when Purdy and the 49ers seem like they’ve turned a corner, disaster strikes on the field. That’s what happened in Sunday’s 20-17 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
The former Iowa State quarterback still managed a decent day, finishing 21-for-28 for 159 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Purdy also added five carries for 40 yards and a score. He’ll look for a rebound winning performance Sunday at Green Bay.
Breece Hall, New York Jets RB
It’s a broken record at this point. Hall goes for a decent day, even as his New York Jets continue to sputter significantly.
In Sunday’s 28-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the former Iowa State running back finished with 16 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown. Hall also added seven catches for 43 yards and a score. It’s impressive the stats keep coming even as the wins aren’t.
Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
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