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High School Teams Should Register by June 1 for Crop Scouting Competition

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 07:53

A crop scouting competition for high school youth is scheduled for Aug. 1 at the Iowa State University Extension Farm near Boone. High school students (those completing grades 9-12) are invited to...

Iowa Swine Day 2013 Will Address Valuable Production Topics

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 07:27

Pork producers will have a world of information available to them at the Iowa Swine Day on June 27. The event at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State campus begins at 9 a.m.

Iowa State Study Shows Soil-Building Benefits of Organic Practices

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 10:54

Producers making the switch to organic crops to meet growing market demand not only fetch premium prices, according to a recent study; they also build healthy soil and sequester carbon, making...