Farm Management Information

Local News

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The 2008 Pasture-Walk Schedule is Now Available
(Posted on 4/22/2008)
If you are seeking hands-on grazing management information in an informal atmosphere,consider attending one or more of the 2008 Pasture-Walk grazing field events. These events are mostly farmer-to-farm discussion on their management experiences in rotational grazing. The 2008 events include 13 in northeast Iowa, 3 in southeast Minnesota, and 9 in southwest Wisconsin.

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


Livestock Production
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View the complete ISU Extension events Calendar

Staff

Dan Lane-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 563-245-1451
Fax: 563-245-1455
Email: danlane@iastate.edu

Robert Tigner-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 641/394-2174
Fax: 641/394-5415
Email: rtigner@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension