Farm Management Information

Local News

Private Pesticide Recertification Course to be Offered March 13th
(Posted on 1/30/2012)
Chickasaw County will offer the Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Course for pesticide applicators on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The course will be held at City Hall in New Hampton.

Annie's Project Teaches Farm Women to be Better Business Partners
(Posted on 1/18/2012)
ISU Extension and Outreach will offer a nationally renowned farm business course for northeast Iowa women in February. Annie’s Project empowers farm women to be better business partners through peer networks. The program includes critical decision making and information topics on production, marketing, financial, legal and human resources risk management.

ISU Extension Offers Estate Planning Workshop
(Posted on 1/9/2012)
Talking about estate planning can be difficult, and implementing an estate plan can be even harder. ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a workshop called “Evaluating Your Estate Plan” to provide an opportunity for people to learn about options in transitioning assets to the next generation.

Upcoming Confinement Manure Application Workshop
(Posted on 1/9/2012)
Confinement site manure applicators and anyone interested in learning about applying manure should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension in January or February 2011. There is no fee to attend the workshops, but certified applicators will need to pay certification fees to complete certification requirements.

New Online Tool Helps Users Explore Potential Markets
(Posted on 4/14/2011)
If you are a farmer, the age-old question of “how much of a market is there?” has plagued you forever. A new tool may help Iowa farmers answer that question, at least if they grow fruit and vegetable crops. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Iowa State’s Transportation Research Institute have teamed up to create the web-based Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner.

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.