SITE COMMITTEE MEETING

Mt. Pleasant CSD – Central Office

1010 East Washington Street – Suite 102

Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641

 The Mount Pleasant Board of Education SITE COMMITTEE will meet at 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 7, 2022, to review/discuss:

  1. 2022-2023 Buildings and Grounds Projects Update
  2. Traffic Study Update
  3. HVAC Retro-Commissioning Work Update

 The meeting is open to the public and patrons are welcome.

Congressional Art Competition Details

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) announces the launch of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. This annual competition is conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives to showcase the talent of high school students from across.

“I am thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Congressional Art Competition. Last year I was pleased to see so many incredible pieces of art from across the Second District,” said Miller-Meeks. “I would encourage any student or art teacher with questions or interest in submitting for this year to contact my office. I look forward to seeing the creativity and artistic talent of the Second District on full display!”

Background:

This year’s winner will receive two round-trip tickets to Washington, D.C. to attend a Congressional reception honoring the winner from each Congressional district and will have their work displayed in the halls of the U.S. Capitol for one calendar year. Runners-up will have the opportunity to have their art put on display in Miller-Meeks’ offices in Ottumwa and Davenport.

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students (9th – 12th grade) who reside or attend school in the Second Congressional District. The submission period for the Spring 2022 Congressional Art Competition is now open through Friday, April 22nd at 5pm.

 Artwork Entry Criteria:

  • Rules for the Congressional Art Competition are available HERE
  • Must be two-dimensional and no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, 4 inches in depth
  • Must not weigh more than 15 pounds
  • Art pieces are NOT required to be framed for judging; however, if your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must measure no larger than the maximum dimensions and weight when framed
  • Medium types include painting, photography, drawing, mixed media, and others (i.e., computer-generated art, collages, etc.)
  • Only one entry per student will be accepted
  • Must be original in concept, design, and execution, and may not violate U.S. copyright laws

 Submission Deadline and Instructions:

  • Please submit two high-quality photos in JPG format to William.Ahlquist@mail.house.gov by Friday, April 22nd at 5pm
  • Make sure to include a copy of the 2022 Student Release Form in PDF format
  • In the subject line of the email, please include the following information:
    • “Your name – Name of the piece – Medium”

Custom Rate Survey Shows Average Costs of Common Farming Practices

Practices include tillage, planting, harvesting and more

AMES, Iowa – Many Iowa farmers hire some custom machine work in their farm business or perform custom work for others. Others rent machinery or perform other services.

In order to help producers and custom operators examine the market, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publishes the Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey.

This year’s survey, published in March, includes 122 responses and nearly 3,400 custom rates for tasks related to tillage, planting and seeding, spraying, harvesting, farm labor and more.

Most custom rates saw an increase of 3-10%, according to Alejandro Plastina, associate professor in economics and extension economist at Iowa State, and one of the authors of the report.

The cost for labor increased almost 14%, reflecting the challenges of a tight labor market nationwide.

Vertical tillage averages $19.30 per acre, with a range of $12 to $31 per acre. Tandem disking costs an average of $16.20 an acre and heavy or offset disking costs an average of $18.60 per acre.

Custom planting ranges from $11 to $40 per acre, depending on the type of planter and setup. Combining corn shows an average of $36.75 per acre and combining soybeans averages $36.05 per acre.

Plastina said some costs have already trended higher, due to increases in diesel and fuel prices since the survey was issued. The survey assumed diesel prices would be $3.33 a gallon in 2022, based on forecasts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

“The survey may lag increases in diesel prices and other inputs in some areas,” said Plastina. “This means that for custom farming practices that involve these inputs, the cost may be even higher.”

Plastina said the information in the survey is meant to be a starting point for farmers and agribusiness to engage in conversations and negotiations.

“The survey is not meant to set the rate for a particular practice or operator,” he said. “This is an opinion survey and represents the responses of participants.”

Plastina said he appreciates the information that participants provide, although he noted there are fewer responses each year. In the future, if responses fall below five per cost item, that item will be removed.

This survey is only possible with the participation of Iowa farmers, custom operators and farm managers. To join the survey list for 2023, email the survey authors.

For more information, Plastina can be reached at 515-294-6160 or plastina@iastate.edu, and Ann Johanns can be reached at 515-337-2766 or aholste@iastate.edu.

Shareable photo: Planter in action.

 

 

 

 

For more information about this release, contact:

 

Alejandro Plastina

Extension Economist
515-294-6160
plastina@iastate.edu

Ann Johanns

Department of Economics
515-337-2766
aholste@iastate.edu

 

 

 

Find this news release online: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/custom-rate-survey-shows-average-costs-common-farming-practices

 

Additional news releases: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/

Boys’ Track: Jerrel’s Second Place Finish Leads Mount Pleasant

Williamsburg — Mount Pleasant junior Isaac Jerrel finished second in the shot put, as the Panthers finished 12th at the Williamsburg Invite yesterday.

Clear Creek-Amana won the team race with 92 points, while Cedar Rapids Prairie ended in second.

Williamsburg placed third.

Jerrel’s toss of 46 feet, once inch fell five short of winner Brayden Hartman of Washington.

The Panther shuttle hurdle team placed fourth, running 1:07.98. That team was comprised of Will Davidson, Morgan Van Nyhuis, Avin Truong and Bowen Davis.

The top Southeast Conference finisher was Washington, who ended 7th in the team race.

Boys’ Track:  Columbus Wins WACO Relays

Wayland — Columbus racked up 110 points as the Wildcats claimed victory at the WACO Relays yesterday in Wayland.

English Valleys finished in second, while Van Buren placed third.

Columbus’ Kaden Amigon started the scoring with a win in the 400m dash, running 53.08. Isaac Acosta came behind that with an easy win in the 800m, as well.

Host WACO won three events.

Jonah Clark won the shot put with a heave of 41 feet, 3.5 inches. All-State running back Simeon Reichenbach won the hurdles for WACO.

Reichenbach cruised to a time of 15.47 seconds. He also helped orchestrate a win in the Shuttle Hurdle relay.

Joining him there were Zach Schmitz, Mason Miller and Clayton Miller.

Van Buren’s Tyler Stoltz claimed gold in the high and long jump.

He cleared 6 feet, 3.25 inches in the high jump, while launching himself 20 feet, 2 inches in the long.

Girls’ Track: Brumbaugh Rolls Again

Williamsburg — Iowa State recruit Jadan Brumbaugh won the shot put again, heaving a toss of 46 feet, 9 inches as the Mount Pleasant girls’ finished in fourth at Williamsburg.

Brumbaugh’s throw again broke her own school record and is the top throw in the state this season.

In the hurdles, Kenna Lamm placed third the senior ran 17.63 for Mount Pleasant.

Panther senior Abby Blint placed fourth in the 1,500m. Blint clocked in at 5:25.24.

Blint also helped the distance medley team of Mica Carter, Elise Lange and Andrea Lopreato place third in 4:45.21.

Solon won the team title on the girls’ side, while Cedar Rapids Prairie finished in second.

Girls’ Track: WACO Fifth at Home Invite

Wayland — WACO placed third at their home invite yesterday winning three events.

Ally Rinner, Zoey Dennler and the Shuttle Hurdle team for the Warriors were all crowned victors.

Rinner won the 200m dash in 32.99, Dennler won the hurdles running a time of 184.3 seconds while the Shuttle Hurdle team finished in 1:19.48.

Lone Tree won the team championship while English Valleys placed second.

Springville finished in third.

College Baseball: Wesleyan Clubs Four Homers in Losing Effort

Mount Pleasant — Iowa Wesleyan hit four home runs but could not overcome a four run sixth inning by Viterbo as the V-Hawks earned a 10-5 win yesterday afternoon.

Derek Marrufo opened the scoring for the Tigers with a second inning solo hone run, but the V-Hawks would then score 7 of the game’s next 9 runs to take a 7-2 lead into the 7th inning.

Jackson Van Roekel took the loss for the Tigers, tossing 5.1 innings allowing three earned while striking out four.

The Tigers are now 12-24.

Viterbo improved to 9-23.