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4-H Omelet Brunch
(Posted on 2/3/2010)
Plan to attend the 2010 4-H Omelet Brunch on March 14th.
Estimated 2010 Crop Costs
(Posted on 2/2/2010)
This 12 page report from the ISu Ag Decision Maker gives the estimated costs of corn, corn silage, soybeans, alfalfa, and pasture maintenence in this report are based on data from several sources.
Farm Anaerobic Digestion Will Be Topic of Extension February Event
(Posted on 2/1/2010)
Iowa State University Extension and the Amana Farms Renewable Energy Center have rescheduled the education outreach program “On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion: Considering the Options.” Originally scheduled for December, the information session and tour will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Amana Colonies at the Iowa Artists Theatre Co.
Monsanto Program to give $2500 community grants to all 99 Iowa counties
(Posted on 1/18/2010)
Iowa farmers have until Feb. 28 to help nonprofit organizations in their communities with nearly $250,000 in local grants through Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities™ Project. The Iowa 4-H Foundation hopes they’ll direct those dollars to 4-H through this new pilot program that Monsanto is offering throughout Iowa and in parts of Missouri and Arkansas.
Bremer County 4-H HOTLINE
(Posted on 1/11/2010)
The 4-H HOTLINE is your link to the Bremer County 4-H program. Please read it carefully to make sure you can participate in events and activities by meeting the deadlines or registrations.
Women Around Ag
(Posted on 12/15/2009)
Make plans now to attend the 2010 Women Around Ag Conference, March 27 in Clear Lake.
FICO Score
(Posted on 12/2/2009)
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The Extension Connection
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Interesting online newsletters - your opportunity to view timely topics from ISU Extension and other informational partners.
Would you like to join Bremer County 4-H?
(Posted on 11/11/2009)
Iowa 4-H builds character in young people because it gives them something to belong to. They learn new skills and have opportunities to help in their community. 4-H offers youth a safe place to have fun. Hands-on science experiments and computer programming activities help them do better in school. 4-H workforce preparation programs teach youth resume writing, interviewing techniques and other business skills.
eExtension - more mind reach
(Posted on 11/11/2009)
eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension connects knowledge consumers with knowledge providers - experts who know their subject matter inside out.
Gain Control of Finances This Holiday Season with Budget Basics
(Posted on 11/11/2009)
Are you going into the holiday season frustrated with your finances and wanting to get in control of your money? Iowa State University Extension is offering a personal financial management series in December. The online class called “Budget Basics” will be offered one hour a week for three weeks.
After School Program
(Posted on 11/10/2009)
Sarah Hoeft, Youth and Family Program Coordinator, presents classes to Bremer County school children.
Harvest, Dry and Store Frost Damaged Crops
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Much of this year's late maturing corn and soybean crop in the Eastern Corn Belt could be severely damaged by an early frost. Options for harvesting, drying, and storing frost-damaged corn and soybeans depend on the plant's developmental stage when frost occurred. Frost damage will affect crops in at least five ways: reduced yields, dockage due to lower test weights or undesirable color, reduced harvest efficiency, wetter than desirable grain, and higher drying costs.
How Delayed Harvest Might Affect Ear Rots & Mycotoxin Contamination
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
The corn harvest is later than it has been any time in recent memory, and the prolonged moist conditions are conducive for molds to develop on grain in the field. Over the past few days we have received numerous reports of ear rots developing in the field and questions concerning mycotoxin production when conditions are cool but wet.
4-H School Enrichment
(Posted on 11/4/2009)
School Enrichment is a partnership between Iowa State University Extension and schools to provide, within the regular school day, a minimum of 6 hours of educational content on a subject. Curriculum materials are designed to enrich and build on national school standards and benchmarks.
Paying Off Debt
(Posted on 10/27/2009)
The debt management principles behind the PowerPay program are proven. The three principles are: do not acquire any new debt, keep the total amount of money going toward debt elimination constant until all debts are repaid and, finally, when one debt is paid off, roll that payment over to one of the other debts
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