KJAN Podcasts

Jim Field speaks with Aude Watrelot, Assistant Professor of Enology in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, about the Iowa Wine Survey. https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJArChzeYKnSBzo

Jim Field speaks with Aliss LaCanne, Elk Horn Public Library Director, about the Hygge event tonight in Elk Horn.

Jim Field speaks with Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh about upcoming mobile food pantries in the area.

Jim Field speaks with Joni Ehm, Southwest Iowa STEM Manager, about the STEM Scale-Up program for educators.

Jim Field speaks with Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh about the upcoming Produce in the Park Sweetheart Market.

The SWAT Valkyrie wrestling team gets to cap off their inaugural season with six wrestlers competing at the first ever sanctioned girls state wrestling tournament on Thursday and Friday in Coralville. Valkyrie head coach Tiffany South said it has been a very rewarding process getting the program going.

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The Valkyrie started this season as a cooperative program that draws student-athletes from CAM, Atlantic, Griswold, Nodaway Valley, and Southwest Valley and they have enjoyed strong participation numbers. Coach South said it's been great to be involved in a lot of competition and she thinks it will only grow from here.

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Many of the wrestlers are competing for the first time this season and Coach South said it has been awesome to see the team share their growth and successes.

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Six wrestlers will be hitting the mats for SWAT at the State Tournament on Thursday and Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville: Jazz Christensen, Ady Lundquist, Evy Marlin, Grace Britten, Ellen Gerlock, and Haley Armstrong. Coach South said their is a lot of excitement surrounding the team.

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We'll have reports on results throughout the tournament on KJAN. Jim Field will provide those reports at 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., and halftime of each of our evening basketball games. Listen to the full interview with Coach South below.

Jim Field visits with Liz Ripley of Iowa Learning Farms about a Cover Crop workshop to be held at the Walnut Community Center on Tuesday, February 21 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm.  To RSVP for this free event contact Liz at 515-294-5429 or [email protected].

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Jim Field visits with Associate Professor in Animal Science and Extension Equine Specialist at Iowa State University Peggy Auwedra about the "Women Managing Horses" course at the Adair County Extension Office in Greenfield.  To register, visit:  https://go.iastate.edu/5NI3C1.

Jim Field visits with Ed Kordick of Decision Innovations Solutions about the "Managing 2023 Farm Margins" workshop in Atlantic on February 6 sponsored by Iowa Farm Bureau and ISU Extension.  To register, visit:  www.iowafarmbureau.comn/managing2023farmmargins.