Farm Management Information

Local News

Midwest Dairy School or On-Farm Processing on July 2
(Posted on 5/7/2008)
Don’t miss the Midwest Dairy School for On-Farm Processing Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at The Dairy Center in Calmar.

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Pasture Walks in Northeast Iowa
(Posted on 4/9/2008)
If you are seeking hands-on grazing management information in an informal atmosphere, consider attending one or more of the 2008 Pasture-Walk grazing field events. The 2008 events include 13 in northeast Iowa, 3 in southeast Minnesota, and 9 in southwest Wisconsin.

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Allamakee County Barn Survey
(Posted on 10/24/2006)
The barns in Allamakee County will be surveyed in 2007. Click here for more information.

News from Iowa State University Extension

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.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 21
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather conditions during planting, land values, the health of manufacturing, Iowa States’ sesquicentennial and more.
Agritourism Producers Encouraged to Register Operations on Visit Iowa Farms Web Site
(Posted on 4/17/2008)
Agritourism producers are encouraged to list their agritourism operations on a central Web site hosted by Iowa State University Extension, www.visitiowafarms.org.
Survey Indicates Higher Rates This Year for Custom Farm Machinery Work
(Posted on 4/11/2008)
Extension publication FM 1698 offers current data on the costs of machinery services such as tillage, planting, spraying, fertilizer application, grain harvesting, grain drying, grain storage, forage harvesting and machinery rental.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 7
(Posted on 4/9/2008)
Listen to interviews about the bioeconomy, projected soybean and corn acres in 2008, the impact of fuel costs on farm custom rates and more.

Events


Crop and Pest Management
More Crop and Pest Management events

Livestock Production
More Livestock Production events

View the complete ISU Extension events Calendar

Staff

Robert Tigner-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 641/391-2174
Fax: 641/394-5415
Email: rtigner@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension