Has anything more come of Secretary Northey's request on this? I haven't heard anything else...thanks. Amy "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society". --Krishnamurti ----- Original Message ---- From: Jerry Neff <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 7:08:46 PM Subject: Re: Iowa state parks and public lands proposed for grazing and haying I do not want our state parks to be pastures. Except for safety concerns, I have always felt that right of way along interstates should be used to harvest something useful like hay. Nebraska allows farmers to bale hay along I-80. Maybe the state could rent the land to the farmers so instead of spending money to mow they could have an income from the land. One down side is that so many farmers now a days do not have livestock and thus no need for hay. Jerry N ---------------------- Original Message: --------------------- From: Donna Buell <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Iowa state parks and public lands proposed for grazing and haying Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:36:02 +0000 > If we had the farm animals in pastures where they belonged, the > pasture grasses would still be there for the livestock to eat. And > they would have soaked up lots of water that flooded instead. > > > Donna > > > > On Jul 7, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Cindy Hildebrand wrote: > > > Per below, the issues range from habitat degradation to the > > spreading of invasive exotics via seeds in cattle manure and > > contaminated haying equipment. > > > > Cindy > > > > *** > > Iowa official: Open state land for haying, grazing > > Monday July 7, 2:04 pm ET > > AP > > Iowa Ag Secretary Northey asks Culver to open state lands for > > haying, grazing to aid producers > > > > DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey > > wants to consider using state parks, roadside right of ways and > > medians for haying and grazing. > > > > Northey says opening the land could help livestock producers who are > > struggling with record feed prices. > > > > In a request sent to Gov. Chet Culver on Monday, Northey says that > > it won't be a "silver bullet" but the move could help producers. > > > > Culver's office is reviewing the letter, which was also sent to the > > Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the state Department of > > Transportation. A spokesman for Northey says the secretary doesn't > > know how much land the request entails. > > *** > > > > Cindy Hildebrand > > [log in to unmask] > > Ames, IA 50010 > > > > "Today in these fields the fruit of several species of milkweed hang > > unopened, still green, but a little later the silken coma and the > > bright linings of the pods will bring pleasure to many > > eyes." (Selden Lincoln Whitcomb describing Grinnell, Iowa in 1907) > > > > > > > > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient > > used cars. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > > Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp > > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. > > Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and > > activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at > http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > > Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp > > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship > e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's > latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent > editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp