Welcome!
February
28, 2012
FOR
YOUR CALENDAR
Hawkeye
Farm Show with ISU Extension Presentations, Cedar Falls
Feb.
29-Mar. 1
9:00
am to 4:00 pm daily with ISU Extension presentations at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
·
Feb.
28, 11:00 am, Dr. Mike Owen, Extension Weed Specialist, "Herbicide Resistant Weeds:
Past, Present and Future; Act Now or Pay the Consequences!"
·
Feb.
28, 1:00 pm, Dr. Charles Hurburgh, Professor, Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, “Crop
Quality-Three Years of New Experience”.
·
Feb.
29, 11:00 am, Dr. Elwynn Taylor, Extension Climatologist, “Crop Weather Outlook 2012”.
·
Feb.
29, 1:00 pm, Dr. Mike Duffy, Extension Economist, “Iowa Land Values: Are We on a
Speculative Bubble?”
·
Mar.
1, 11:00 am, Brian Lang, Extension Agronomist, "Corn Rootworm Resistance to Bt
Corn".
·
Mar.
1, 1:00 pm, Dr. Chad Hart, Extension Economist, “Ag Market Outlook for 2012/13”.
SE
ISU Research Farm Annual Meeting
Johnson
County Extension Office – Iowa City
March
1
9:30
a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
9:30
a.m.
Registration and
coffee & treats
10:00
a.m.
Call to order
Secretary's
Report – Virgil Schmitt
Treasurer's
Report – Greg Brenneman
President's
Report – Jared Schultz
10:30
a.m.
Review
of 2011Activities and Plans for 2012
Kevin
Van Dee - Research Farm Superintendent
10:45
a.m.
With Current Land Values Can We Afford Not to Take Land Out of CRP?
Mike
Duffy – ISU Extension Economist
David
Laird – ISU Agronomy Professor
12:15
p.m.
FREE Lunch (Sponsored by Hills Bank)
1:00
p.m.
Mid
Season Applications of Urea to Corn
John
Sawyer – ISU Extension Agronomist – Soil Fertility
2:00
p.m.
Wrap
Up & Adjourn
3
Hours of CCA Credit Available ($20 fee for credit)
March
3
7:30
am to 4:30 pm at the Scheman Continuing Education Building. This school is designed
for those who have little or no previous scouting experience and plan to work as crop
scouts. The school provides field crop scouts with an overview of the basic
diagnostic skills required for recognizing and documenting field crop problems in corn and
soybean. Registration includes handouts and a set of ISU Extension field guides.
Limited class size and must preregister by Mar. 1. Registration and
additional details are available at: http://www.aep.iastate.edu/scout/homepage.html
Commercial
Pesticide Applicator Test Help Session
Linn
County Extension Office, 3279 7th Ave Marion
March
5
9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The training session will cover the Iowa Core Manual and categories 1A (Agricultural Weed Management), 1B (Agricultural Insect Control), 1C (Agricultural Crop Disease Management), 3O,T, and G (Ornamental, Turf, and Greenhouse Pest Management), 4 (Seed Treatment) and 6 (Right-of-Way). Training on the Iowa Core Manual will be given for the first 2 hours, with the training on the other categories following. There is a $25 fee per person for the training session. The session does NOT qualify as a continuing instructional course. The Department of Agriculture will be giving tests for both commercial and private applicators nearby at Linn Cooperative until 2:00 p.m. on March 5, and again in the Johnson County Extension office from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on March 6. For more information, please contact Jim Fawcett at (319) 337-2145, Patrick O’Malley at (319) 337-2145, or Virgil Schmitt at (563) 263-5701.
Annual
Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association Meeting & Conference
Buzzy’s
in Welton
March
8
10:30
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All
forage producers are welcome. The Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association provides
educational workshops and field days for forage producers in Jackson, Jones, Clinton,
Cedar, Scott and Muscatine counties. The featured speaker is Dr. Brink from the US
Dairy Forage Research Center to talk about “Growing, Harvesting, and Storing
Cool-Season Perennial Grasses”. Other speakers include Brian Lang, ISU
Extension Forage Agronomist to discuss alfalfa fertility, foliar fungicides and other
alfalfa production tips; and Virgil Schmitt, ISU Extension Agronomist, and Denise Schwab,
ISU Extension Beef Specialist with regional updates. Registration for the conference
is $30 and includes a membership to EIHPA and meal. Tickets can be purchased at the
door. CCA credits available. For more information contact Denise Schwab at dschwab@iastate.edu or Kevin Brown at brofarm@windstream.net or 563-872-4475.
Herbicide
Resistance in Iowa
5
locations
March
12-16
Mar. 12, Spencer, Clay Co. Regional Events Center
Mar. 13, Independence, Heartland Acres Agribition Center
Mar. 14, Atlantic, Cass Co. Community Center
Mar. 15, Ames, Quality Inn/Starlight Village
Mar.
16, Iowa City, Clarion Inn/Highlander Conference Center
With
rapidly expanding problems associated with herbicide resistant weeds, ISU Extension will
conduct a series of meetings to address the issue. The meetings will provide
information about the causes of herbicide-resistant weed populations, objectively evaluate
weed management programs currently used in Iowa, and support the development of durable
weed management programs. All meetings run 9:00 to noon followed by a free meal.
No cost to attend due to funding provided by several partners; however, advance
registration is appreciated for meeting logistics and lunch counts. Additional
information regarding the program and online registration is available at: http://www.aep.iastate.edu/weeds/homepage.html
Northeast
ISU Research Farm Annual Meeting & Educational Program
Borlaug
Learning Center, Nashua
March
27
9:30
a.m. to noon
Topics
include an address from Steven Leath, President of Iowa State University; Roger McEowen
from the Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation will discuss his Top Ten Ag Law Issues
Affecting Iowa Farmers; and Ken Pecinovsky farm superintendent will present results from
many of the 2011 Research Farm Trials. A Dutch-treat lunch will be served at noon by
the Riverton Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. The Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental
Association board member meeting follows at 1:00 pm. The program is free and open to
the public. No pre-registration is required. Free CCA credits available.
For additional information contact Brian Lang at 563-382-2949 or 563-387-7058.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Iowa State University Extension Office.
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