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Carroll County to host Private Pesticide

December 11, 2012

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.

Showmanship and Grooming Clinic

February 28, 2013

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!

New Iowa State University Weather Stations To Monitor Soil Moisture

February 19, 2013

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.”

Farmland Value Reaches $8,296 Statewide Average

December 11, 2012

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.

2013 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey

June 27, 2008

Many Iowa farmers hire some custom machine work in their farm business, or perform custom work for others. The information on the survey is based on 185 Iowa farmers, custom operators, and farm managers.

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