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July 5, 2011 03:37 PM
Joe Leisz et al.

The largest and longest-running fundraising campaign conducted by Iowa 4-H members for 4-H members has raised more than $31,000 this year to support Iowa youth.

July 5, 2011 01:00 PM
Mitchell Hoyer et al.

Young Iowans from Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Muscatine and Washington counties have received Hills Bank and Trust Leadership Grants.

July 5, 2011 10:32 AM
Beth Doran et al.

Iowa State University Extension and the Iowa Beef Center will host a manure management field day from 1 to 4 p.m. July 13, at the Mike Bettin feedlot in Sac County. The field day will provide information on manure management issues and offer alternative manure handling options for open feedlots and dairies with less than 1,000 animal units.

July 1, 2011 09:00 AM
Douglas Gentile et al.

The floods, storms and tornadoes of 2011 are taking their toll on the nation’s children, who may be stressed, worried or frightened about what is happening to them and their families. Staff members from Project Recovery Iowa offer tips on talking to kids about natural disasters in this month’s Science of Parenting radio program podcast from Iowa State University Extension.

June 30, 2011 10:12 AM
John Lundvall et al.

Field day attendees will see no-till corn following corn, no-till corn following soybean, and no-till soybean following corn. They also hear about strategies for no-till and cover crop management.

June 30, 2011 09:49 AM
Richard Jauron et al.

As Iowa sweet corn matures in the fields, extension specialists share tips on keeping the raccoons out of the patch and when to harvest.

June 30, 2011 08:32 AM
John Lundvall et al.

Harold and Kay Whipple, along with Iowa Learning Farms, will co-host "Conservation Conversations on the Prairie" at the Whipples' farm in rural Lacona on Tuesday, July 19.

June 29, 2011 09:55 AM

Producer groups can receive assistance from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center in gathering information for use in applying for the USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Service value-added producer grants.

June 28, 2011 01:38 PM
Brenda Allen et al.

Fifty Iowa 4-H’ers have earned state 4-H project awards, the highest achievement 4-H’ers can receive in project work. Information is available about the individual recipients by county.

June 28, 2011 11:58 AM
Grant Dewell et al.

Five steps cattle producers should follow during extremely hot days to maintain herd health.

June 28, 2011 09:56 AM
Sherry Hoyer et al.

A few spots remain for the July 12 Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors recertification session in Ames, which is specifically for those who became certified during the initial training period in 2007-08.

June 28, 2011 09:44 AM
John Mabry et al.

With the registration deadline a week away, organizers of the Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open say a few team spots remain for the golf portion of the July 19 event. Anyone interested in attending the event needs to register by July 5.

June 28, 2011 09:17 AM

Livestock producers and service providers can receive training on how to use the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (RUSLE2) and the Iowa Phosphorus Index for use in nutrient management and manure management plans at the July 26 workshop.

June 27, 2011 11:07 AM
Richard Jauron et al.

Learn how to manage the bugs, beetles, worms and caterpillars that are showing up on home garden vegetables.

June 24, 2011 08:17 AM
Sandra Burke et al.

Iowa’s 17 and younger age group decreased according to 2010 census results. According to the Community Vitality Center report, “Population 18 and Older and 17 and Younger in Iowa’s Counties, 2000 – 2010,” Iowa’s youth population has decreased by 5,645 in the last decade.

June 22, 2011 12:06 PM
Sandra Burke et al.

Iowa’s unincorporated areas — the countryside outside any town or city limits — lost population according to the 2010 census, reversing a gain seen in the 2000 census, as detailed in the report “Countryside and Town: Population in Iowa’s Counties Within and Outside of Incorporated Places, 1990 – 2010."

June 22, 2011 08:26 AM

Flood damaged grain is considered adulterated and cannot be used for food or feed. It is important for farmers to keep grain impacted by flood waters completely separate.

June 17, 2011 10:00 AM
Sandra Burke et al.

More than 151,000 Iowans claimed Hispanic or Latino origin on the 2010 census questionnaire. This is the largest minority group in the state at 5 percent, as detailed in the Iowa State University Extension report “Race and Hispanic Origin in Iowa’s Counties, 1980-2010.”

June 16, 2011 02:28 PM
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are hosting a bus tour of Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in Kossuth County on Tuesday, June 28. The tour will include stops at two completed CREP wetland sites east of Algona.

June 16, 2011 12:44 PM

College students and graduates who have had experiences with cooperatives see them as a way to gain valuable work experiences, scholarships and the means to addressing community needs. Student involvement in cooperatives is one aspect of the eXtension.org website containing educational materials about cooperatives.

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