Buena Vista County News
Early Learning Webinar (Posted on 11/6/2009)
Have you heard about our webinars? Early childhood professionals can now participate in online learning that is convenient, cost effective and easy. Visit the Early Learning Webinar Website: www.extension.iastate.edu/childcare/earlylearning for more information. 
4-H Consumer Judging Kit (Posted on 8/28/2009)
Consumer Judging Guide
When finished you will understand:
1) What is Consumer Judging
2) How to judge a class of four items
3) How to mark your score card
District Consumer Judging at Clay County Fair will be held Saturday September 19, 2009 
Citizenship Washington Focus Trip (Posted on 8/27/2009)
10-12 grade students have the opportunity to take part in a fun filled trip to Washington DC and make tons of new friends. Interest applications are due October 23. Record Book Information (Posted on 8/24/2009)
Record keeping systems are an important part of the 4-H project. The link below contains all the livestock and non-livestock record keeping forms. These forms are also available at the Extension Office.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buenavista/info/06+record+keeping+forms.htm 
IT'S 2009 COUNTY FAIR SEASON (Posted on 6/23/2009)
Welcome to the on-line version of the 2009 Buena Vista County Fair Book! The 2009 BV County fair will be held July 16th thru July 19th. Whether you have a bucket bottle calf to show, a tasty pie to bake, or a lego robot to build, click on the links below for all rules, schedules, forms and contacts. 
2009 Iowa State Fair Information (Posted on 5/5/2009)
The 2009 theme, "State Fair Time," epitomizes that time of year when Fairgoers make their annual trek to Des Moines' east side for a taste of the staples - the food, fun, free entertainment, competition, livestock and people watching - that only the Fair can offer. The fair runs from August 12 to August 23 for 2009. 
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. 
Money for Life Newsletter - "Credit Scores" - May 2009 (Posted on 3/24/2009)
Credit scores are a bit of a mystery to the average
consumer. That’s understandable, because
standardized credit scores didn’t even exist when
many of us were growing up! In previous generations, lenders would gather information about a loan applicant and apply their This month’s newsletter offers some tips for bettering your credit score. 
New Changes - Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) (Posted on 12/4/2008)
As many of you know, the USDA is preparing for the mandatory COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) that went into effect September 30, 2008. There is an excellent website for those wanting to know more details on the Iowa Beef Center’s webpage at http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/COOL.htm. The Cost of Wet Corn (Posted on 9/24/2008)
Excellent publications that may provide answers to your grain drying and storage questions. 
2009 BV County Fair Results (Posted on 8/1/2008)
The results for livestock and static events from the Buena Vista County Fair are now available on our site!
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