Farm Management Information

Local News

Annie

Annie's Project 2008
(Posted on 4/29/2008)
Annie's Project is a comprehensive educational program and support network for Midwestern farm women taught in a computer lab.

Newsletters from our new Extension Field Agronomist
(Posted on 1/7/2008)
The May issue of "To The Point" discusses Corn and Soybean Reference Materials available through ISU Extension and offers a short commentary about forage production.

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.

Staff

Kelvin Leibold-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 641-648-4862 ext 209
Fax: 641-648-4862
Email: kleibold@iastate.edu

Steve Johnson-Farm & Ag Business Management Field Specialist
Phone: 515- 261-4215
Fax:
Email: sdjohns@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension