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Get inside Extension and discover how we support healthy people, healthy environments and healthy economies. Read about some of the ways ISU Extension and Outreach builds partnerships, meets local needs, improves quality of life and helps make our county a better place to live. You can rely on your dedicated Iowa State University and Delaware County Extension staff for unbiased, research based information and educational services in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry, Community and Economic Development, Families and 4-H Youth Development.

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Summer Day Camps in Delaware County

April 4, 2013

Day camps offer the chance for hands-on experiments, activities, games, adventures, and most of all - FUN! Any youth completing grades K - 6 are welcome to participate. Some camps fill up fast; sign up today!

ISU Extension to Host Workshop on the Impact of New Food Safety Ruling on Small Growers

May 23, 2013

The Food Safety Modernization Act passed in December 2010 included standards to ensure safety of fresh produce. A workshop will be held on Thursday, May 30th from 2:30-4:00 pm to provide guidance for producers on these new regulations. Extension offices across East Central Iowa will be hosting a live webinar presented by members of the On-Farm Food Safety Team. Dr. Angela Shaw and Paul Domoto will provide a 1 1/2 hour workshop which will provide an overview of the Food Safety Modernization Act and GAP standards.

Farm Safety First for Delaware County Kids

May 16, 2013

Farm related injuries are 2.5 percent more likely to require amputation than any other industry. Tragically, many of the victims are children, according to Northwestern University’s recently published Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology journal. To help combat these farm-related incidents and other risks on farms, Monsanto has partnered with Progressive Agriculture Foundation to host Farm Safety Days. Over the past few weeks several Progressive Agriculture Safety Days have taken place in Delaware County and more than 800 participants, volunteers and local FFA members came out to help make these days a huge success. (PHOTOS)

Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2013 Survey

May 16, 2013

Rental rates for Iowa farmland have been pushed significantly higher by the favorable corn and soybean prices that farmers have enjoyed since 2010. This trend continued in 2013, but the rate of increase slowed considerably. Delaware County farmland rental rate averaged $310 per acre, an increase of $25 per acre or 8% from last year.

West Delaware’s Food Service Staff “Get a Grip” on Knife Skills and Food Safety Updates

May 3, 2013

Fourteen food service employees from West Delaware Schools participated in a food safety and knife skills workshop on April 3, offered by Delaware County- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Cindy Baumgartner, Nutrition and Health Specialist for ISU Extension, was the instructor. Individuals who took part in the workshop included Kim Sperfslage, Tina Mead, Mary Offerman, Traci Lewin, Jamie Jones, Tina Maloney, Nancy Hough, Kinzy Gibbs, Helen Heyer, Diane Klein, Jeannie Wood, Mary Jo Larsen, Sarah Kluesner & Judy Errthum.

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Swine Producers See Financial Gains in Learning about Ventilation Systems

Extension swine specialists and agricultural engineers in four states have teamed-up to create an educational workshop using a “field day on wheels” – a swine ventilation training unit.