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Hay Market News
(Posted on 5/2/2008)
Check out Mid - to - Late April 2008 hay prices. These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Most price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Advanced Swine Reproduction Seminar set for Western Iowa
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Nationally known swine reproductive management specialists will speak at conference in South Sioux City.
Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open Planned for July 15
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Registration for the 2008 Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open is now available.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 28
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Listen to interviews about getting into wet fields at the start of the 2008 growing season, La Niña and potential yields for corn and soybeans, mitigating air emissions and more.
Midwest Composting Course Offered in Iowa
(Posted on 4/24/2008)
The school focuses on a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, facility operator panel discussions and problem solving.
Quality Management Systems Coordinator Hired at Iowa Pork Industry Center
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
IPIC hires new QMS coordinator.

Staff

Lee Kilmer-Dairy Field Specialist
Phone: 515-294-6021
Fax: 515-294-2393
Email: lhkilmer@iastate.edu

Joe Sellers-Livestock Field Specialist
Phone: 641-774-2016
Fax: 641-774-8588
Email: sellers@iastate.edu

Darrell Busby-Beef Field Specialist
Phone: 712-769-2600
Fax: 712-769-2610
Email: dbusby@iastate.edu

Jerry Weiss-Swine Field Specialist
Phone: 712-335-3103
Fax: 712-335-3104
Email: weiss@iastate.edu

Tim Eggers-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 712-542-5171
Fax: 712-542-5936
Email: teggers@iastate.edu

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