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Wine-Grower-News #204 June 15, 2012

Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine

Information in this issue includes:

Be Careful with that glyphosate (Roundup)

Hey! The New Iowa Wine & Beer Brochure is Available!

7-(20-22), 2nd

Annual IWGA Summer Bus Tour – Get on Board!

NovaSource Offering Free Herbicide IPM Tool

Results of WineMaker Magazine’s 2012 Intl. Amateur Wine Making Competition

6-22, NDGGA Wine & Warbirds Tour

Mid-American Wine Competition 2012 - 6-29 Deadline 4 Entries

7-19, ASEV-ES International Symposium on Sparkling Wine Production

Iowa State Fair Commercial and Amateur Wine Competitions

7-(6 & 7) Oak Barrel and Wine Workshops

7-23, ISU Fruit and Vegetable Field Day

7-25, 23rd Annual Viticulture Field Day & Steak Cookout – MI

4th

Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition - MN

6-12, Winery Sanitation Basics Webinar - Now Online

Notable Quotables

Marketing Tidbits

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

Articles of Interest

Show n Tell (Dr Keith Stiegler & Dr. Tim Martinson visit Iowa)

Videos of Interest

Calendar of Events

Be Careful with that glyphosate (Roundup)

(Left ) FYI: Grape sucker sprouts accidently hit with

glyphosate (Roundup) EARLY in the season seldom

causes much damage. All growth is fast and upward

and little of the glyphosate seems to get into the

grape vine.

But,…sometime around early-June (pea sized

berries), the potential for injury increases. Often the

injury will show up even next year as in this case of

sucker sprouts hit with glyphosate in July of 2011 in

this Central Iowa vineyard. 6-13-12

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Hey! The New Iowa Wine & Beer Brochure is

Available!

Better than ever. The new Iowa Wine & Beer Promotion Board’s

new Wine and Beer promotion brochure has been sent out to the

Iowa wineries and is available to order “FREE” at their website

here: Http://www.iowawineandbeer.com

This new 56 page guide has all the new wineries included plus

bigger and better maps for easier use on the road. All five of

the wine trails have been included with maps. Information about

the Iowa Quality Wine program has also been included.

7-(20-22), 2nd

Annual IWGA Summer Bus Tour – Get on Board!

The Iowa Wine Growers Association will be sponsoring its second annual bus tour this coming July

20-22. This educational and entertaining bus tour is open to both members and non-members. We

will be given private tours of some of the Minnesota wineries, vineyards and nurseries that helped to

start the Cold Climate wine industry. We have also included a visit to the Cannon River Falls Wine

& Art Festival and a couple of private Minnesota brewery tours thrown in just to add some variety!

What: Iowa Wine Growers Association, 2nd

Annual Summer Bus Tour

When: 8 a.m. Friday – 7:30 p.m. Sunday day, July 20-22, 2012.

Agenda: Friday, 7-20-12

8 a.m. - Leave DMACC Campus in Ames, IA

Noon - Indian Island Winery – Winterhaven Vineyard

& Nursery – Janesville, MN

4 p.m. – Univ. of MN Research Vineyards & Winery

Excelsior, MN

8-10 p.m. Open evening in Stillwater, MN

Overnight at Super 8 in Hudson, WI

Saturday, 7-21-12

9 a.m. – Lift Bridge Brewery in Stillwater, MN

10:30 a.m. – St. Croix Vineyards & Winery in Stillwater, MN

1:15 p.m. - Cannon Falls Wine &

Art Festival – Cannon Falls,

MN

5 p.m. – Cannon River Winery -

Cannon Falls, MN

6:30 p.m. - Dinner at the Mills

Street Tavern with the wine

folks in Canon Falls, MN

Overnight at the AmericInn in

Faribault, MN

Central Iowa Transit of Ames, Iowa

will be providing the Transportation

St.Croix Vineyards &

Winery at Stillwater, MN

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Sunday, 7-22-12

10:15 a.m. – Schells Brewing Company – New Ulm, MN

Noon – Lunch at Morgan Creek Vineyards – New Ulm, MN

7:30 p.m. Arrive back to Ames, IA DMACC Campus

DON’T MISS THIS AFFORDABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING

TOUR.

REGISTER EARLY – SEATS AND ROOMS ARE LIMITED (First Come, First Served.)

Registration Details: http://iowawinegrowers.org/category/news/

NovaSource Offering Free Herbicide IPM Tool

NovaSource announces today it is offering its Herbicide

Classification Guide FREE* in a counter mat format for use at

retail counters or as a desk blotter. The colorful mat features a

sturdy vinyl surface with a 1/8” rubberized backing and is

14” X 19”. The mat contains the herbicide classification group

numbers for many common herbicides. Developed by the Weed

Science Society of America (WSSA), it classifies herbicides by

their site of action. Growers and consultants can use the guide to

<- Schell’s

Brewery,

Morgan Creek

Vineyards ->

Indian Island Winery – Janesville, MN Cannon River Winery – Cannon Falls, MN

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better plan their herbicide programs to avoid continuous use of

herbicides from the same group which can lead to the development of resistance.

The web version of the Herbicide Classification Guide has a handy search capability for locating the

herbicides you are interested in. To view the web version or to order your free countertop mat, Click

Here. : http://www.novasource.com/english/ag-products/pages/herbicide-chart.aspx

To change to a mobile version which is easier to view on “smart” phones, Click Here:

http://www.novasource.com/english/ag-products/pages/mobile-herbicide-chart.aspx

* This promotion is open only to residents of the United States and Canada. Only one mat per email address. This offer

is valid only until supplies last.

6-22, NDGGA Wine & Warbirds Tour

What: North Dakota Grape Growers Association Wine & Warbirds Tour

When: 1-6 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2012

Where: North Dakota State University and Fargo Air Museum

Agenda: Noon – 1PM Registration

1-2:30- PM Review of Grape Plant Research at NDSU and NDSU Regional

Extension Centers. Review of Tom Plocher’s variety development program

for cold hardy high-quality winegrapes for ND

2:30-3:30 PM Winemaking Basics and Testing of NDSU Grapes

3:30-4:30 PM Tour greenhouse and plots

4:30-6 PM Wine tasting and touring at the Fargo Air Museum

Cost: $10 Members, $15 and non-members

Registration: http://www.ndgga.org/

Results of WineMaker Magazine’s 2012 International Amateur Wine Making

Competition are in:

Wines were judged on April 20-22, 2012 in Manchester, Vermont.

• 4,318 Total Entries • 860 Total Wine Flights • 965 Total judging hours • 50 American States

Represented • 8 Canadian Provinces Represented • 7 Countries Represented

Medals in Iowa & Neighboring States:

IA – 1, IL – 22, KS – 0, MN – 16, MO – 32, NE – 0, SD – 0, WI – 19

See complete results here:

http://www.winemakermag.com/competition

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Mid-American Wine Competition 2012 - 6-29 Deadline 4 Entries

You are invited to enter the 6th Annual Mid-American Wine Competition being held on July 13, 14,

and 15, 2012. We have updated the wine competition this year based on valuable feedback from our

participating wineries.

We will be sending a postcard and invitation email to wineries in the Midwest. If are a winery that

would like to participate, but have not received these, please email us at

winecompetition@dmacc.edu<mailto:winecompetition@dmacc.edu>

Below is some of the highlighted information for the 2012 competition. Our website will be updated

in the near future.

· June 29th Deadline for Wine Entries

· NEW – Wine Categories have been updated

· NEW – Rules of Competition have been updated

· NEW – Credit Cards can now be accepted here:

http://www.midamericanwine.org<http://www.midamericanwine.org/

· Physical Medals will no longer be awarded for the Label Competition

· The Food-Wine Pairing competition is July 13th

- Reservations are required

- An entry to the Food-Wine Pairing Competition consists of 2 (two) bottles of wine and $25.00

- Traditional Wine Competition is July 14th and 15th

- An entry for the Traditional Competition consists of 4 (four)bottles of wine and $40.00

7-19, ASEV-ES International Symposium on Sparkling Wine Production

When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday July 19, 2012

Where: Northwest Michigan College, Traverse City, MI

Cost: $125 – includes lunch and tasting

Full Details: http://www.asev-es.org/

Note: This is part of the American Enology & Viticulture

Society – Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) 37th

Annual

Conference.

Iowa State Fair Commercial and Amateur Wine Competitions

Entry Deadline: Sunday, 7-1-12

Amateur entry form:

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/oenology-23.pdf

Commercial entry form (Iowa Wineries only):

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/commercial-wine-23.pdf

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7-(6 & 7) Oak Barrel and Wine Workshops

Sponsored by: Brick Packaging LLC ; Tonnellerie Radoux USA ; Tassel Ridge Winery, Midwest

Grape and Wine Industry Institute and the Northern Grapes Project*

Location: Tassel Ridge Winery, 1681 220th St., Leighton, IA 50143

Dates and Times:

Workshop 1

For licensed commercial winemakers

Workshop 2

All are welcome!

Friday July 6, 2012 Saturday July 7, 2012

Agenda

12:30 pm Registration/check-in

1:00-2:00 Tour of Tassel Ridge Vineyard &

Winery

2:00-4:00 Demonstration and Discussion

A. Demonstration of barrel toasting by Francis Durand, Master Cooper from

Tonnellerie Radoux

B. Discussion with Francis Durand and Dan Brick, Brick Packaging

o Types of Oak; French, American etc. o Barrel repair o Barrel cleaning and sanitation o Storage and maintenance of barrels o Barrel alternatives

4:00-5:00 Wine tasting and wrap-up

Agenda

12:30 pm Registration/check-in

1:00-3:00 Demonstration and Discussion

A. Demonstration of barrel toasting by Francis Durand, Master Cooper from

Tonnellerie Radoux

B. Discussion with Francis Durand and Dan Brick, Brick Packaging

o Types of Oak; French, American etc. o Barrel repair o Barrel cleaning and sanitation o Storage and maintenance of barrels o Barrel alternatives

3:00-4:00 Tour of Tassel Ridge Vineyard &

Winery

Registration: Free but required. Contact Tammi Martin, tkmartin@iastate.edu, 515-294-3308 by

Friday, June 22nd

to reserve your space.

*The Northern Grapes Project is funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crops Research

Initiative Program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Project #2011-

51181-30850

7-23, ISU Fruit and Vegetable Field Day

When: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2012

Where: ISU Horticulture Research Station 55519 170th Street Ames, IA 50010

What: Organizers say the field day will be of interest to commercial producers, small-scale growers,

master gardeners and home gardeners. The field day will feature research-based information

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on a variety of topics including biochar, apple root stocks and training systems, organic

production, and high-tunnel fruit and vegetable production. During the afternoon session a

panel of growers, researchers, agriculture professionals and extension personnel will discuss

current and future needs of the fruit and vegetable industry in Iowa. Also showcased will be a

student-run vegetable enterprise geared towards developing entrepreneurial and

skills.

Sponsored by: ISU Department of Horticulture, ISU Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and

the Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.

Cost: $25 prior to July 17, $35 afterwards. Field day registration fee includes lunch, refreshment

breaks and abstracts of ongoing research projects.

Online Registration is available at: http://www.aep.iastate.edu/hort.

7-25, 23rd Annual Viticulture Field Day & Steak Cookout – MI

Where: Southwest Michigan Research & Extension Center

Co-Sponsored by: the Michigan Grape Society and Michigan State University Extension

Agenda: 9:00 a.m. Trade Show Opens

10:00-12:00 Morning Vineyard Workshops

Workshop #1 Grape brush as a source of fuel - Diane Brown

Workshop #2 Fundamentals of trellis construction, Part 1. End posts and anchoring -

Dav e Francis and Tom Zabadal

Workshop #3 Cordon renewal - Tom Zabadal

Workshop #4 Vineyard mapping and signage - Dan Nitz and Mike deSchaaf

Workshop #5 Using old and new herbicides for optimum weed control - Bernie Zandstra

12:00 noon Complimentary lunch

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Talk to the Voice of Experience - A major benefit of the field day is the

exchange of information that occurs all day long among participants. During the lunch

break, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions to veteran growers about

table, juice and wine grapes at the tent in the middle of the trade show. MGS Directors

Steve Tomac, Coleman Hunt and Mike deSchaaf will be there to help you.

1:15 p.m. Equipment Demonstrations

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Afternoon Vineyard Workshops

Workshop #6 Fungicide properties and optimal application timing - Annemiek Schilder

Workshop #7 Insecticide options and their use in vineyards during the 2012 season –

Rufus Isaacs

Workshop #8 Wine grape cultivar trial update - Paolo Sabbatini and Tom Zabadal

Workshop #9 Managing excessively large grapevines - Tom Zabadal, Jenny Wells and

Dave Francis

Workshop #10 Mechanical devices other than pruners and harvesters to reduce costs –

Glenn Davis, Dan Nitz and Mike deSchaaf

4:45 p.m. Lake Michigan Shore Wine Showcase sponsored by the Lake Michigan Shore

Wine Country

5:15 p.m. Steak Cookout

Cost: $35 each prior to July 13, $45 each afterwards

Full Details: http://agbioresearch.msu.edu/swmrec/news.html

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4th

Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition - MN

When: Thursday August 16, 2012

Where: University of Minnesota Campus

Who: For commercial wineries producing wine from

cold grapes

Sponsored by: Minnesota Grape Growers Association

All entries must be submitted online by 4:30 p.m.

CDT on Monday, August 6, 2012..

Pre-registered entries must arrive by 4:30 p.m. on

Friday, August 10.

Full Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/competition

Notable Quotables

"Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young, makes weariness forget his toil."

--- Lord Byron

“Making good wine is a skill. Fine wine is an art.”

--- Robert Mondavi,

“The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is

too full of stars."

--- Benjamin Franklin

Marketing Tidbits

1. Value of Direct-To-Consumer Wine Shipping Increases by 11.5%, 6-14-12 – Virtual Strategy

Magazine: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/06/14/value-direct-consumer-wine-shipping-increases-115

Key Findings:

6-12, Winery Sanitation Basics Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series

Now online here:

http://northerngrapesproject.org/?page_id=257

Northern Grapes Project information is available on-line at

http://northerngrapesproject.org/

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Volume of direct shipped wines up 8.2%

Dollar value of direct shipped wines up 11.5%

Average price per bottle increases $1.11 to $37.69

$30+ wines see greatest increase in volume shipped

Larger wineries (above 50,000 cases annually) see greatest increase in shipments

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir account for 58% of specified varietals

shipped

California, Texas and New York destination of 48% of all shipped wines

2. US becomes the world’s leading still light wine market, 6-14-12 – the Drinks Business: http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/06/us-becomes-the-worlds-leading-still-light-wine-market/

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

1. WineJobs.com (U.S. Wine Industry’s leading source of wine jobs):

http://www.winebusiness.com/classifieds/winejobs/

2. Wine Jobs Index – Wines & Wines magazine:

http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=widc&widcDomain=jobs

3. Univ. of MO College of Ag, Food & Natural Resources Colorful Wine History:

http://cafnrnews.com/2012/03/deep-roots/

4. The Midwest Wine Grower, Summer 2012 edition, 22 pp. – ICCVE, Univ. of MO:

http://iccve.missouri.edu/publications/newssummer2012.pdf

Articles of Interest

1. WI: Man on a Ledge: A Winemaker’s Journey Towards a New AVA, 6-6-12 – Palate Press:

http://palatepress.com/2012/06/wine/man-on-a-ledge-a-winemakers-journey-towards-a-new-ava/

2. KS: New Kansas law permits buying wine at festivals, 6-9-12 – The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/09/3649785/new-kansas-law-permits-buying.html

2. The Top 10 Wine Movies, 6-11-12 – the Drinks Business:

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/06/top-10-wine-movies/

3. IL: Are Mycorrhizae Effective in Midwest Vineyards, 6-14-12 – Midwest Wine Press:

http://midwestwinepress.com/2012/06/14/mycorrhizae-grapes-vineyards-midwest/

Videos of Interest

1. Grape Bin Dumper made by Built Rite Trailers in Paxton NE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DptGb9YHF-4

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Show n Tell

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week Dr. Keith Striegler of Flint Ridge Winegrowing Services

in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Dr. Tim Martinson from Cornell University in New York stopped in

Iowa on their tour of Midwest grape nurseries and Northern Grapes Project research vineyards. Keith

was visiting with some Midwest nurseries for the National Clean Plant Network, an organization set

up by the 2008 USDA Farm Bill to develop volunteer procedures and oversight that help provide

pathogen free specialty crop nursery stock. Tim heads up the Northern Grapes Project and was

checking in on the many research trials being conducted here in the Upper Midwest. Here are a few

pictures of their visit:

(Right) These pictures of Grape

Filbert Galls caused by the gall

maker midge Schizomyia

coryloides were sent to me by a

Central Iowa grower. Somewhat

of an unusual pest of grapes.

These hairy green bud galls

apparently develop from leaf buds

since they appear opposite the

tendril on the grape twig.

Not a problem. Just prune them

off. 6-12-12

(Left) L-R Dr. Keith Striegler,

Stan Olson – Penoach Vineyard,

Nursery & Winery in Adel, IA,

Dr. Gail Nonnecke – ISU, Dr.

Paul Domoto – ISU, Dylan

Rolfes – ISU graduate student and

Dr. Tim Martinson – Cornell

University discuss nursery

practices and the research Dylan

is doing on the front patio of

Penoach Winery.. Stan Olson is a

cooperator with the Northern

Grapes Project.

Dylan is doing research with

canopy management practices on

Frontenac and Marquette and

their cost effectiveness. 6-13-12

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(Above) The group stops by to visit with Bill

James (center) at his vineyard north of Adel,

IA. Dylan is doing Northern Grapes Project

research and demonstration trails with 4

different trellis systems: Single High Wire,

Geneva Double Curtain, Vertical Shoot

Positioned and Scott Henry. 6-13-12

(Above) The weekly collection of volatile

grape compounds via gas collection bags

over the grapes as they mature is another

Northern Grapes Project research trial

being conducted at the ISU Horticulture

Farm located north of Ames. 6-14-12

(Above) Solid Phase Micro Extractors

(SPME) are used to collect gases from

the plastic bags. Many of the volatile

gases produced by grapes as they ripen

are associated with flavor and quality

components in the grape. This research

could lead to a “quick sniff” test to

determine when to pick based on grape

ripeness, acidity, brix and flavor

compounds. 6-14-12

(Above) Dr. Jacek Koziel of ISU Ag

Engineering & Biosystems and his graduate

students are doing the gas extraction research.

The SPME tubes are wrapped in foil and taken

back to Jacek’s lab where gas chromatography

and mass spectrometry is used to determine the

amounts and types of volatile gasses collected.

The same machine that sniffs manure for volatile

gasses is used to sniff grapes for volatile gases.

Some of the gases are actually the same, but in

different concentrations! 6-14-12

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Calendar of Events

6-(18-22), 63rd

American Society for Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland

Marriott Downtown Waterfront – Portland, OR: http://asev.org/national-conference-2012/

7-(6 & 7), Oak Barrel & Wine Workshops, Tassel Ridge Winery, 1681 220th St., Leighton, IA

50143 FREE Contact prior to 6-22: Tammi Martin, tkmartin@iastate.edu, 515-294-3308

7-(15-19), 37th

American Society of Enology ASEV-Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) Annual Conference

- Traverse City, MI: http://www.asev-es.org/

7-17, Field Day: Northern-Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project at NDSU Carrington Research Extension

Center, Carrington, North Dakota. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/ 701-652-2951

7-19, International Symposium on Sparkling Wine Production – last day of ASEV-ES Annual

Conference, Traverse City, MI: Details: http://www.asev-es.org/

7-(20-22), 2nd

Annual Iowa Wine Growers Assn. Bus Tour. MN tour of 5 wineries, 2 breweries, 1

wine festival and the UMN research vineyard and winery. Details coming soon!

7-23, ISU Fruit and Vegetable Field Day – ISU Horticulture Research Station north of Ames, IA.

Full details: : http://www.aep.iastate.edu/hort.

7-25, 23rd Annual Viticulture Field Day & Steak Cookout – Southwest Michigan Research &

Extension Center – Michigan State University: Details:

http://agbioresearch.msu.edu/swmrec/news.html

7-(25-27), Society of Wine Educators 30th

Annual Conference – San Mateo, CA. Details here:

http://www.societyofwineeducators.org/conference.php

7-29, Minnesota Grape Growers Association Annual Picnic – Round Lake Vineyard, 30124 State

Hwy 264 Round Lake, MN 56167 Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/mgga-annual-picnic1

8-16, International Cold Climate Wine Competition, University of MN Continuing Education

Conference Center: http://www.mngrapegrowers.com/competition

9-8, UMN (Tentative) Annual Horticulture Research Center Vineyard & Winery open house,

Excelsior, MN. Details later.

11-28 to 12-1, VitiNord & International Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference -

Neubrandenburg, Germany. Details soon: http://www.vitinord-nb2012.org

1-(29-31)-13, Unified Grape & Wine Consortium at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento,

CA http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/

1-31 to 2-2-13, Illinois Vintners & Grape Growers Assn. Conference – Crown Plaza Hotel,

Springfield, IL.

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2-(7-9)-13, Midwest Grape & Wine Conference & Trade Show – St. Charles, MO Convention

Center: Details: http://www.midwestgrapeandwineconference.com/

2-(21-23)-13, Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) Cold Climate Conference – Crown

Plaza, St. Paul. MN. Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/conference

2-28 to 3-2 – 2013, 16th

Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Conference, Holiday Inn – Kearney, NE

3-(6-7)-13 Eastern Winery Exposition at Lancaster County Convention Center & Lancaster Marriott

at Penn Square, PA: http://easternwineryexposition.com/

3-(12-14)-13, Wineries Unlimited at Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA:

http://www.wineriesunlimited.com/

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Michael L. White,

ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist

909 East 2nd Ave. Suite E, Indianola, IA 50125-2892

ph: 515-961-6237, fax: 6017, cell: 515-681-7286

mlwhite@iastate.edu

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