Farm Management Information

Local News

Hay

Current Hay Prices in Iowa
(Posted on 5/2/2008)
Mid to Late April 2008 Hay Market/Price Update

Calf

National Animal Identification Program
(Posted on 10/19/2006)
Need to learn more about the National Animal Identification System? Get the facts about voluntary program.

Get Free Credit Report
(Posted on 4/28/2005)
Do you know what's in your credit report?

News from Iowa State University Extension

Midwest Composting Course Offered in Iowa
(Posted on 4/24/2008)
The school focuses on a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, facility operator panel discussions and problem solving.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 21
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather conditions during planting, land values, the health of manufacturing, Iowa States’ sesquicentennial and more.
Agritourism Producers Encouraged to Register Operations on Visit Iowa Farms Web Site
(Posted on 4/17/2008)
Agritourism producers are encouraged to list their agritourism operations on a central Web site hosted by Iowa State University Extension, www.visitiowafarms.org.
Survey Indicates Higher Rates This Year for Custom Farm Machinery Work
(Posted on 4/11/2008)
Extension publication FM 1698 offers current data on the costs of machinery services such as tillage, planting, spraying, fertilizer application, grain harvesting, grain drying, grain storage, forage harvesting and machinery rental.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 7
(Posted on 4/9/2008)
Listen to interviews about the bioeconomy, projected soybean and corn acres in 2008, the impact of fuel costs on farm custom rates and more.

Events


Crop and Pest Management
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Staff

Tim Eggers-Field Ag Economist
Phone: 712-542-5171
Fax: 712-542-5936
Email: teggers@iastate.edu

Steve Olsen-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 712-243-1132
Fax: 712-243-1133
Email: swolsen@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension

  • Cass County Extension
    805 West 10th Street
  • Atlantic, IA 50022
  • 712-243-1132
  • xcass@iastate.edu