County News

Carroll County will host the Private Pesticide training on March 28 at 6:30 pm at the Carrollton Inn.  There is no need to pre-register.  Attached is the brochure.  The fee is $20.

Parents, teachers, and child care providers are invited to explore the wonder of nature and the benefits it offers young children.  Join us for two Nature Explore workshops on Saturday, April 6.

Do you have beef, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit or poultry projects and want to learn more?  At the Region 12 Showmanship and Grooming Clinic you will learn about fitting, showing, nutrition and much more!

With drought conditions continuing across Iowa, ISU Extension agronomist Elwynn Taylor said the stations offer a risk management tool for crop producers.

“The updated stations provide information on the soil moisture resource and the actual crop water consumption,” Taylor said. “Farmers will be able to know the yield limits being placed on crop yield by water stress as the season progresses.”

Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Training to be offered to child care center directors, assistant directors, or center-based staff who work directly with chilren ages 2 1/2-5 years old.  This is a 4-week session and participants must attend all 4 sessions and complete all class assignments in order to receive credit.

AMES, Iowa — Average Iowa farmland value is estimated to be $8,296 per acre, an increase of 23.7 percent from 2011, according to results of the Iowa Land Value Survey conducted in November. This is the third year in a row where values have increased more than 15 percent. The 2012 values are historical peaks.

The increase is somewhat higher than results of other recent surveys of Iowa farmland value: the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank estimated an 18 percent increase in Iowa land values from October 2011 to October 2012 and the Iowa Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute estimated a 7.7 percent increase from March to September 2012.

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