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🌱 How a Mount Vernon farmer benefits from 35 years of soybean checkoff

Mount Vernon, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mount Vernon farmer benefits from 35 years of soybean checkoff

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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 35 Years of Soybean Checkoff Progress and Impact (iasoybeans.com) — A Mount Vernon farmer, Josh Henik, shares how the national soybean checkoff and Iowa Soybean Association programs directly support his operation through research, conservation, and market development. His experience, alongside longtime Perry farmer Ron Heck’s perspective, highlights how coordinated checkoff investments have boosted soybean demand, innovation, and stability for Iowa growers over 35 years.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A detached garage at a Cedar Rapids home was destroyed by fire, with no injuries reported.
    4:57AM on Jun 2: A fire destroyed a detached garage at a Cedar Rapids home late Monday night, with no injuries reported. (Nextdoor )
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Cedar Rapids

  • Supporters accompany José Yugar-Cruz, immigrant families to ICE check-ins in Cedar Rapids (cbs2iowa.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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