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Local News

Horticulture & Home Pest News - Latest Edition May 2009
(Posted on 5/6/2009)
Are you planning on starting a garden this year? Check out the Iowa Beginner's Guide to Home Gardening for some helpful tips to a healthier garden.

POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
(Posted on 3/27/2009)
View our most popular publications that are available via pdf. They include newsletters, supplemental manuals for commercial applicators, custom farm rates, cash rental rates, and crop performance tests.

The Cost of Wet Corn
(Posted on 9/24/2008)
Excellent publications that may provide answers to your grain drying and storage questions.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Iowa Organic Conference Dec. 4-5 Marks Ninth Year
(Posted on 11/20/2009)
Iowa's organic conference will feature Jerry DeWitt as keynote speaker. DeWitt's work at ISU helped establish the nation's first organic research program at a land grant university.

Conference Will Focus on Agriculture-based Bioeconomy Solutions
(Posted on 11/16/2009)

James E Lovelock, called by some the paramedic to the planet, will offer the benefits of biochar as the first solution to greenhouse gases during his keynote address at the start of the conference.

Late Harvest and Crop Insurance Coverage
(Posted on 11/6/2009)
With harvest moving very slowly producers may need to request additional time to complete harvest from their crop insurance company.