RICHARDS & SON AGRI SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL INTEGRITY Supporting Butterfly Growth in Iowa 11/13/2015 0 COMMENTS NRCS is working with farmers and ranchers to create and enhance habitat for monarchs. NRCS photo by Gene Barickman. Did you know Richards and Son is starting a butterfly garden? This fall we started one in the lot just East of us, and we will be seeding more in the Spring with help from our local Girl Scouts! NRCS Partners with Farmers, Ranchers to Aid Monarch Butterflies No matter where you grew up, you are likely familiar with monarch butterflies. You may have childhood memories from science class when you watched those peculiar green caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. Depending on where you live, you may have seen masses of their orange-and-black wings fluttering in the sky while the butterflies were on their annual cross-country migratory journey. Today, the iconic monarch butterfly is under pressure. Habitat loss has led to a steady decrease in their numbers. We’re working to reverse that trend. This year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is launching a targeted effort in ten key states to create and enhance habitat for the iconic monarch on private lands. Through this effort, we’re partnering with farmers and ranchers to voluntarily establish habitat for the monarch on working lands while ensuring America’s farms and ranches stay productive..... - See more at: http://blogs.usda.gov 0 Comments Leave a Reply. Archives February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 Categories All Agri News Channel Newsletter Richards & Son News Videos We Like RSS Feed 700 Morton Ave Emerson, Iowa 51533 Phone: 712.824.7565 Fax: 712.824.7568

RICHARDS & SON AGRI SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL INTEGRITY Antibiotic Use in Animals 12/10/2015 0 COMMENTS 0 Comments Leave a Reply. Archives February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 Categories All Agri News Channel Newsletter Richards & Son News Videos We Like RSS Feed 700 Morton Ave Emerson, Iowa 51533 Phone: 712.824.7565 Fax: 712.824.7568

RICHARDS & SON AGRI SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL INTEGRITY We Want the Headquarters 1/12/2016 0 COMMENTS (Photo: Dupont/Special to the Register) Donnelle Eller and Christopher Doering, Des Moines Register ~ Before the new company is formed, though, corporate executives plan to comb through operations to find synergies — or duplications — that can be cut. Dow and DuPont expect to slash $3 billion from ag, material sciences and specialty products spin-offs.The combined ag company..... READ MORE 0 Comments Leave a Reply. Archives February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 Categories All Agri News Channel Newsletter Richards & Son News Videos We Like RSS Feed 700 Morton Ave Emerson, Iowa 51533 Phone: 712.824.7565 Fax: 712.824.7568