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Ag./BusinessPage 8 • July 29, 2015 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

Crop and Weather Report

Crops have plenty of moisture

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture days suitable for fieldwork for the week area of the State with one-quarter rated
Bill Northey commented on the Iowa ending July 26, 2015, according to the very short to short on topsoil moisture.
Crops and Weather report released by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Eighty-three percent of the corn
the USDA National Agricultural Statis- Service. Activities for the week included crop had reached the silking stage or
tical Service. cutting hay, aerial fungicide application beyond, with 11 percent reaching the
“The continued pattern of rain to corn, and herbicide and insecticide dough stage. Corn condition rated 83
showers and storms moving across the application to soybeans. There were re- percent good to excellent.
state means crops generally have plenty ports of crop stress due to the hot, dry Soybeans blooming or beyond
of moisture, which is not usually the weather, as well as weed problems in reached 78 percent. Thirty-seven per-
case in late July. While there are cer- soybeans. cent of soybeans were setting pods,
tainly areas that have seen some crop Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 slightly ahead of average. Soybean con-
damage due to the weather, in general percent very short, 6 percent short, dition rated 76 percent good to excel-
both corn and beans are in good condi- 78 percent adequate and 16 percent lent this week. Oat acreage turning col-
tion across much of the state,” Northey surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated or or beyond reached 96 percent, with
said. 0 percent very short, 5 percent short, 57 percent of the oat crop harvested for
A dry start with rain near the end 79 percent adequate and 16 percent grain or seed, 5 days ahead of last year.
of the week allowed Iowa farmers 5.0 surplus. Northwest Iowa was the driest Oat crop condition rating increased to
81 percent good to excellent.
Retirement Tom Alexander The first cutting of alfalfa hay Chamber welcomes new member
Plans Financial Consultant neared completion, while the second
cutting reached 68 percent, one day Deanna Rosiere, owner of Department of Doodie, is welcomed with a ribbon cutting by the Clear Lake Chamber First
Securities America behind last year, and nearly a week Mates as a new member. -Submitted photo
Member FINRA/SIPC behind the average. The third cutting
of alfalfa hay got underway this week. Huey joins staff IWD launches
641-357-7106 Hay condition was rated at 68 percent at Winnebago
888-357-7106 good to excellent, while pasture condi- Industries, Inc. new website
tion rated 77 percent good to excellent.
Located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust Livestock saw some stress during the Winnebago Industries, Inc. Iowa Workforce Development
322 Main Ave • PO Box 8, Clear Lake day, but generally recovered at night. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United (IWD) recently unveiled a new func-
States (U.S.) recreation vehicle manu- tional and easy to navigate website.
[email protected] Bartelt joins facturer, has named Zack Huey dis- The new website link will be www.
www.investmentcenterclearlake.com Carney/Sorensen trict sales manager associate. iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov.
Family Dentistry In this position, Huey is respon- IWD Director Beth Townsend
Not FDIC/NCUA Insured. May Lose Value. No Bank Guarantee sible for organizing sales events, help- praised the IWD team who spent
Not a Deposit. Not insured by any Federal Government Agency. JENNA BARTELT ing create and prepare sales promo- more than a year working on the proj-
Carney/Sorensen Family Den- tions, assisting with the promotion ect. She said the new website is intui-
Securities offered through Securities America Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, Tom Alexander, Representative. tistry is pleased to welcome Jenna and sales of Winnebago Industries’ tive, adding, “Whether our clients are
Investment Center and the Securities America Companies are unaffiliated. Bartelt to their team. products and preparing market stud- filing for unemployment or looking
Bartelt is a native of Janesville, ies. for a job, this website is user-friendly
Minn. She graduated from Minne- A native of Clear Lake, Huey ZACK HUEY and easy to navigate. We have also
sota State University, Mankato, Minn. graduated from NIACC with an asso- ously employed in rental management streamlined the process for employers
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental ciate degree in business. He was previ- and sales at Clear Lake Boats in Clear to post employment opportunities for
Hygiene. Lake. Iowans.”
“I am looking forward to meet- The new website improves the
ing new patients, along with getting Wilkins receives Producer Awards navigation experience and accessibil-
to know the existing patients,” said Dodie Wilkins, owner/broker of ity for all website users. Some of the
Bartelt. . Century 21 Preferred, has earned the new features include:
To make an appointment with CENTURY 21 System’s President’s •Easy to view on all devices-
Bartelt, stop by the office at 800 1st Producer Award for her outstanding Whether users access the website from
Ave. N. Suite 2, Clear Lake, or call sales production and commitment to a smartphone, tablet or computer, the
357-8111. quality service. website easily adapts to all the differ-
This annual award is bestowed ent screen size options. This makes
upon those Century 21 System Asso- viewing content easier for all our cus-
ciates that earn the Centurion Award tomers.
and the Century 21 Quality Service •Customer focused- The content
Pinnacle Award in the same calendar is organized by what each user needs,
year. rather than how the agency is orga-
The Centurion Producer award nized. IWD customers will be able to
honors Century 21 System sales as- quickly and easily identify what ser-
sociates that have sales production vices fit their specific needs.
of at least 67 closed transaction sides •Division-specific websites- The
within a calendar year. DODIE WILKINS Division of Labor and Workers’ Com-
pensation Division will each have
To earn the Century 21 Quality ter for two consecutive years. their own website, making their con-
Service Pinnacle Producer Award, a Wilkins is a member of the tent easier to access and find when
sales associate must receive completed Greater Mason City Board of Real- searching for information related to
customer surveys with an average sur- tors, the Clear Lake Board of Realtors, their divisions.
vey score of at least 95 percent or bet- the National Association of Realtors All searches for the previous site
and the Iowa Association of Realtors. will be automatically redirected to our
She can be reached at the Mason new website www.iowaworkforcede-
City Century 21 Preferred Office at velopment.gov.
641-424-9400 or 641-425-9852.

ServSafe Certification class offered
The Cerro Gordo County De- illnesses and how to avoid them. The
partment of Public Health will offer a course focuses on the foodservice lead-
ServSafe Certification class from 8 a.m. er’s role in measuring risks, setting poli-
to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in cies, and training and supervising em-
the Liberty Room at Mohawk Square ployees.
in Mason City. The deadline to register The cost of the course is $175 per
for the class is Wednesday, July 29. student. For more information regard-
The class was created by the Na- ing the ServSafe class, please call the
tional Restaurant Association with the Cerro Gordo County Department of
purpose of educating restaurant own- Public Health at 641-421-9335 or visit
ers, supervisors, managers and employ- the web site at www.cghealth.com.
ees about the dangers of food-borne

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