Adams County News

grocery bag REDUCING FOOD COSTS  
(Posted on 5/1/2008)
Food costs are rising; consider these tips to reduce the cost at the cash register.



credit Credit Report / Credit Score  
(Posted on 5/1/2008)
Credit reports and scores are a guide that impacts your ability to qualify for consumer loans, mortgages, rental property, employment, and insurance. The cost of using credit rises if your report contains negative information.

Healthy Meals Time? ---- Money? ---- Nutrition?  
(Posted on 5/1/2008)
What influences your mealtime decisions? Learn about a program or publication that could have answers for you.

Steve Adams E-85 Inc. Plants Stimulate Economic Growth in Southwest Iowa  
(Posted on 3/27/2008)
Steve Adams, ISU Extension community and economic development specialist


lightenup Too Busy to Get More Physical Activity and Nutrition Information? Not!  
(Posted on 3/5/2008)
“Many individuals are under the assumption that to increase physical activity they have to go to the gym, fitness center or attend an aerobics or step class.

elmore Try Side-by-Side Trials to Check Fungicide Impact on Corn Yield  
(Posted on 3/5/2008)
Roger Elmore, ISU Extension agronomist

Microenterprise Foundations Provide $1 Million to Aid Iowa Microenterprise Business Climate  
(Posted on 2/6/2008)
“This microenterprise initiative is supported by the Northwest Area Foundation to enhance opportunities for low and moderate income people as a strategy to reduce rural poverty,” Edelman added.

Grape Industry Iowa’s Grape and Wine Industry Provides Significant Economic Activity  
(Posted on 2/6/2008)
Iowa boasts 70 licensed wineries, up from just 18 in 2002. Records from the Iowa Alcohol and Beverage Division (IA ABD) for the fiscal year ending June 2007 showed Iowa wine sales of 256,000 gallons.

beef weigh-in Adams County 4-H and FFA Beef Weigh-In  
(Posted on 12/27/2007)
4-Her Briana Israel of Lenox watches as beef superintendent Kirk Brandt tags and tattoos her hereford market steer. Also pictured are 4-H dad Jessie James and 4-Her Evan Maynes. Click to see more local photos

feedlot Adams County Steer & Heifer Carcass Futurity   
(Posted on 10/1/2007)
STEER &HEIFER
CATTLE FEEDING PROGRAM

Icarian Adams County Celebrates ISU's 150th  
(Posted on 9/17/2007)
The heritage garden project is intended to be an ongoing effort. Anyone wishing to donate plants from their families to be included in the garden please contact the Extension Office.

Time Out Logo Time Out for May  
(Posted on 5/5/2005)
Our Adams County Newsletter for those 55+

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