Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Stormwater Management Tactics and Results
A Sept. 8 webinar with Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will feature a specialist from North Carolina State University.
A Sept. 8 webinar with Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will feature a specialist from North Carolina State University.
As fall approaches, harvest season means that small farms will begin producing and selling their home-prepared foods. This part of the U.S. food supply chain is known as the cottage food industry. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers online training designed specifically for cottage food producers.
Learn about conservation and water quality, cover crops and pollinators during field days with Iowa Learning Farms.
Veterans and current service members may be experiencing a variety of emotions related to the withdrawal of American service members and civilians from Afghanistan. David Brown, behavioral health state specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, shares coping strategies that may help.
Registration is now open for statewide Guide Training workshops to be held in Pella on Sept. 28 and in Spencer on Oct. 6. This program was created for staff and volunteers who lead guided programs at Iowa’s cities and tourism attractions, including museums, nature areas, agritourism, city tours and historic sites.
Nearly 3,200 static 4-H exhibits created by 2,642 youth exhibitors were displayed in the Bruce L. Rastetter 4-H Exhibits Building at the 2021 Iowa State Fair. Each exhibit is an outgrowth of year-long project area work done by the 4-H member.
Learn about the latest in forestry and tree care at fall forestry field days offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
When children know the rules at school, they can anticipate expectations and feel safe and secure. This concept also applies at home, says Barbara Dunn Swanson, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. ISU Extension and Outreach offers Mental Health First Aid to help adults identify when someone might be struggling with mental health or substance use issues and how to assist in crisis and non-crisis situations.
Kerry Aistrope has been hired as a regional director with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach serving Pottawattamie (East and West offices), Cass and Adair counties in southwest Iowa, effective Sept. 1.
The 2021 State 4-H Meat Judging Contest was held at Iowa State University Meat Laboratory on Aug. 28. Meat judging teaches youth how to identify meat and choose the best cut based on quality, trimness and muscling.
Three teams of 4-H youth from four Iowa counties showcased their hard work and entrepreneurial spirit during the third annual AgOvation program finals on Aug. 21. The research-based competition challenges youth to explore and develop innovative science-based solutions to agricultural problems that they identify in their own communities.
“InterACT,” a free, educational workshop series hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is open to grandparents, foster parents, and children in third through sixth grade who are being raised by grandparents or living in foster care. Online workshops begin in September and the registration deadline is Sept. 10.
Learn about antibiotic stewardship in dairy goats during a Sept. 22 webinar with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Carol Pilcher, the newest manager of the Pesticide Safety Education Program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is committed to keeping private and commercial pesticide applicators safe.
Two farmers from the Grinnell area will talk about their experience with cover crops during a webinar with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, offers fall lawn care advice for Iowans.
This year's turfgrass field day will be held Sept. 8 at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station north of Ames.
As warm-season grasses become more popular in Iowa, these guides from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach can help improve lawns.
Growing Together Iowa, a donation gardening and nutrition education project from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, has received $85,000 from Amerigroup, a leading managed care company. The gift is supporting a statewide community garden initiative that will provide nearly 110,000 pounds of fresh produce to area food pantries.
A water quality expert with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will highlight the tools and steps of implementing edge-of-field practices during a Sept. 1 conservation webinar.
Outdoor classroom visits by Water Rocks! and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will feature conservation topics for K-8 youth.
Corn fields are beginning to dry down, but appearance can be misleading when making corn silage, according to a beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
A program offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will cover numerous best management practices and qualify cattle producers for Beef Quality Assurance certification.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach held four livestock skillathon contests at the Iowa State Fair this year, with 189 youth from 52 Iowa counties participating.