Bremer County Extension

Welcome to Your Bremer County Extension

You can rely on your dedicated Iowa State University and Bremer County Extension staff for unbiased, research based information and educational services. We emphasize healthy people, healthy environments, and healthy local economies for our Iowa citizens.

v We’re always here to serve you……..24/7 via computer, and also close personal attention by phone or face to face here during business hours (the coffee pot is usually on and the price is right). We can make farm and yard calls if necessary, to better solve your needs and questions.

v We enjoy solving your needs, rural or urban, all ages. ISU Extension has over 100 years of service to Iowans.

v We’re dedicated to solving your current and future developing needs to make a great county better.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR NEW VIDEO: “HOW DO WE BENEFIT BREMER CITIZENS”

Click here for our new Barn Quilt Map.

Quick Links & Newsletters

eXtension - Reach nearly 1,000 Extension offices and personnel from 74 universities for your questions or information.

WOW stands for Words on Wellness

Extension to Families

Crop Chat

Family Life Education

Dare to Excel

Dairy News

Click here for 2011 Stakeholder Report....what have we been doing at Bremer Extension.

Ag Decision Maker - the latest ISU information provided for topics from leasing to input costs to land and rental values.

Interested in 4-H?

Iowa 4-H Homepage

UPCOMING EXTENSION RELATED EVENTS FOR YOU

Feb 8 – Commercial Ag, Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease Training, 9 am, Extension Office, Tripoli

Feb 8 – Crop Insurance & Marketing Webinar, 1 pm, Extension Office, Tripoli

Feb 16 - 4-H Leaders Meeting, 7 pm, Extension Office, Tripoli

Feb 20 – Master Gardener Meeting – 7 pm, Extension Office, Tripoli

Feb 21 - Enjoy Iowa's Winter-Bird Feeding & Outdoor Recreation, 6:30 pm to 8 pm, Readlyn Library, Readlyn

Feb 22 – Seed Treatment Training – 9 am, Extension Office, Tripoli

Feb 22 – Confinement Manure Applicator Training – 1:30 pm, Borlaug Center, Nashua

Feb 25 – 4-H Food Safety & Quality Assurance Training, 9:30 am, Hawkeye College

Feb 28 – Mar 1 – Hawkeye Farm show, UNI Dome, Cedar Falls

Mar 6 – 7 – Iowa Water Conference, ISU, Ames

Mar 10 – Dairy Judging Workshop, 10 – 11:30 am, Extension Office, Tripoli

Mar 10 – Livestock Judging Workshop, 1 – 2:30 pm, Extension Office, Tripoli

Mar 11 – 4-H Omelet Brunch, 8:00 am – 12:30 pm, 4-H Building Waverly, Waverly

Mar 14 – NE Iowa Dairy Foundation Annual Meeting, 10:30 am, Dairy Center, Calmar

Mar 21 – 23 – Spring Ag & Natural Resource Conference, ISU, Ames

Mar 30 – Fruit Tree Pruning & Beekeeping Workshop, 5:30 – 8 pm, Waverly

News from Bremer County Extension

4-H Livestock & Dairy Judging Workshop - March 10TH
(Posted on 2/7/2012)
The Tripoli office will sponsor free training classes for dairy from 10-11:3AM and livestock from 1-2:30PM.

Regional Herbicide Resistance Meetings
(Posted on 2/7/2012)
Learn the latest from ISU Weed Specialists on March 13th at the Heartland Acres Ag Center in Independence.

Regional Pork Congress @ Borlaug Center
(Posted on 2/7/2012)
From swine production records to legal issues, area pork producers can learn more on March 8th (1-4:30PM) at the Nashua Borlaug Center.

View The Virtual ECO Family Conference
(Posted on 1/30/2012)
Use your home computer to learn about energy, composting, edible landscaping, etc.

Milk Quality Farm Workshop—Feb 28th
(Posted on 1/23/2012)
Come the Jason Volker Dairy east of Maynard from 1-:30PM for sessions on key principles of milk quality.

4-H HOTLINE
(Posted on 1/19/2012)

Private and Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
(Posted on 1/18/2012)
Bremer County offers Pesticide Trainings in Tripoli & Waverly.

Tripoli Selected for Community Visioning Program
(Posted on 1/10/2012)
The City of Tripoli is one of 12 Iowa Cities to work with ISU Extension, DOT, and Trees Forever.

Evaluating Your Estate Plan
(Posted on 1/10/2012)
It’s vital, but hard to discuss, so come to Fayette on February 16th and get help.

Continuous Corn VS. Corn/Soybean Thoughts
(Posted on 12/28/2011)
ISU Extension Economist Mike Duffy presents graphs and ideas here to see if the relative prices change the profit comparison.

Estimating a Value for Corn Stover
(Posted on 12/20/2011)
Dr. William Edwards discusses the value and pricing of this abundant product for bedding, plus a winter beef cow feed source.

2011 Bremer County VarietyTest Plot Results
(Posted on 11/2/2011)
This year 43 corn varieties averaged 208.9 bu/ acre, while 32 soybean varieties averaged 69.7 bu/acre.

DVD’S For Your Free Reading Or Meeting Use
(Posted on 10/26/2011)
For personal information or use at meetings, contact us for DVD's.

Waverly Community Sharing Garden Aids the Hungry
(Posted on 10/26/2011)
Area churches, plus civic and community volunteers joined with Bremer ISU Extension and Master Gardeners to provide donated vegetables from city property damaged by the 2008 flood.

Would you like to join Bremer County 4-H?
(Posted on 8/31/2011)
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.

Events

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