Farm Management Information

Local News

Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Options
(Posted on 12/29/2011)
Click here to download a copy of the 2011-2012 Private Pesticide Applicator Certification brochure and registration form as well as additional information regarding private pesticide applicator certification.

PQA PLUS® and TQA® TRAINING SESSIONS
(Posted on 12/5/2011)
Need to renew your certification? Here is a list of upcoming trainings that will be offered in Plymouth and Cherokee Counties.

Weather-related Announcements
(Posted on 12/5/2011)
If you question the status of a scheduled event or program, please listen to KCHE Radio (92.1 FM) for weather-related announcements. We will also try to post announcements on our web site. You may also call our office at 712-225-6196. In the event our office is closed due to weather conditions, please refer to our web site or listen to KCHE.

Flavors of Northwest Iowa - Locally Grown Food & Culture
(Posted on 11/7/2011)
Flavors of Northwest Iowa is a regional network for local food producers and consumers. Check out this online community for anyone hungry for homegrown.

Managing Tough Times
(Posted on 3/1/2010)
Tips from ISU Extension and eXtension.org to help you weather tough financial times.

Useful Web Sites for Decision Making and Marketing
(Posted on 4/3/2008)
These web sites will help you in a variety of ways, from marketing to determining optimum nitrogren rates or flexible rent to be paid.

Events

Nutrient/Manure Management

More Nutrient/Manure Management events

Livestock Production

02/28/2012 PQA Plus Training
02/28/2012 TQA Training

More Livestock Production events

View the complete ISU Extension events Calendar

Staff

Thomas Olsen - Farm & Agribusiness Management Specialist
Phone: (712) 662-7131
Fax: (712) 662-7133
Email: tolsen@iastate.edu

Kris Kohl - Extension Agricultural Engineer
Phone: (712) 732-5056
Fax: (712) 732-5006
Email: kkohl1@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

New Course Helps Farm Women Manage for Today and Tomorrow
(Posted on 2/8/2012)
Farm women can learn how to plan a successful farm transition through a four-session course offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Farm Credit Services of America. “Managing for Today and Tomorrow,” will be held on Monday evenings Feb. 27 through March 19 in Ames and Shenandoah.

Webinar Addresses Crop Insurance and Marketing Risk Tools
(Posted on 2/2/2012)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will address crop insurance and marketing decisions for farmers during a one-hour webinar Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Extension Offers Workshop for Evaluating Estate Plans
(Posted on 1/26/2012)
“Evaluating Your Estate Plan” is a one-day Iowa State University Extension and Outreach workshop that will be held at five Iowa locations during February. The workshop will provide farm families and others with information about estate planning options.

Farmers’ Internet Use Detailed in 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll
(Posted on 1/17/2012)
As Internet coverage and access improve in rural areas, more Iowa farmers are making use of this information source in their farming operations, according to the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.

Conservation Tillage Conference Feb. 7-8 in Rochester
(Posted on 1/9/2012)
The day-and-a-half-long conference will provide practical, how-to information on nearly every aspect of conservation tillage. Learn how conservation tillage can save soil, time, fuel — and money.

Second Farmland Drainage Workshop to Be Held Jan. 30
(Posted on 1/3/2012)
An ISU Extension and Outreach workshop will examine various aspects of farmland drainage on Jan. 30 at Big Ed’s Firehouse in New Hampton. The program that begins 9 a.m. and adjourns at 3:30 p.m. has been scheduled due to an overwhelming interest in a December workshop.

Annie’s Project Comes to Ralston
(Posted on 12/29/2011)
Women should register now for Annie's Project, a course designed to empower women to be better business partners and owners. The course to be offered in Ralston begins Jan. 12, 2012 and is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach along with West Central Co-op and Carroll County State Bank.

Plan to Attend the Great Plains Growers Conference
(Posted on 12/28/2011)
The Great Plains Growers Conference will be held Jan. 5-7, 2012, at the Fulkerson Conference Center on the Missouri Western State University Campus. The conference and tradeshow is a collaborative effort of growers associations and extension services from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota, and each year draws hundreds of producers from the region and beyond.

Central Iowa Expo Announces a Major Gift from Monsanto
(Posted on 12/15/2011)
The Central Iowa Expo Site held a check presentation on Dec. 12 to officially announce a major contribution to the site near the junction of Highway 30 and Highway 17 between Ames and Boone from Monsanto.

Farmland Value Reaches Historic $6,708 Statewide Average
(Posted on 12/14/2011)
Average Iowa farmland value is estimated to be $6,708 per acre, an increase of 32.5 percent from 2010, according to results of the Iowa Land Value Survey conducted in November. This is the highest percentage increase ever recorded by the Iowa State University annual survey.