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June 6, 2012 12:07 PM
Science of Parenting: All about Learning
Donna Donald et al.

When children learn something well the first time, even if they do forget, relearning is easier. This month’s Science of Parenting podcast from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach examines how children learn and how teachers and parents can adapt teaching to fit learning and memory. It’s the final long-form podcast in the series.
 

June 5, 2012 10:29 AM
New Publication Helps Farmers Conserve Energy in Swine Facilities
Dana Petersen et al.

Managing swine farrowing facilities to maintain a thermally comfortable environment for both sows and piglets is challenging. A new publication from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explains how using localized heating to create a microclimate for piglets can reduce mortality rates and overall energy consumption.

May 31, 2012 12:02 PM
Yard and Garden: Strawberries
Richard Jauron et al.

Understand what is going on in the strawberry patch. Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have answers to questions about strawberry pests and diseases.

May 31, 2012 09:35 AM
Hewitt Creek Watershed Field Day June 8 near New Vienna
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms and the Hewitt Creek Watershed Improvement Association are hosting a field day June 8 at the Al Wente denitrifying bioreactor site located at 26723 New Vienna Road, Farley, Iowa. The field day will focus on best-management practices to reduce nitrate fertilizer losses from farm fields. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.
 

May 31, 2012 07:44 AM
New 2012 Equine Management Program
Peggy Miller-Auwerda et al.

A new, customized equine management program being offered by Iowa State University and Extension and Outreach gives Iowa horse farm or ranch owners an educational program created specifically for their facility.

May 25, 2012 09:44 AM
Iowa Learning Farms Strip-till Field Day Near Breda Is June 5
Carol Brown

Iowa Learning Farms and the Sac Soil and Water Conservation District are hosting a field day on Tuesday, June 5 on the Dean Tiefenthaler farm, rural Breda. The field day will focus on strip-tillage as a conservation farming practice.

May 24, 2012 08:55 AM
Celebrate Big Creek Lake on June 2
Carol Brown

Big Creek Lake, located near Polk City, was created in 1972 and this year celebrates its 40th birthday. A celebration of the lake, Big Creek State Park and the wildlife management area will be held Saturday, June 2, beginning at 10 a.m. near the beach.

May 24, 2012 08:04 AM
Yard and Garden: Summer Lawn Care
Richard Jauron et al.

Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer homeowner questions about summer lawn care in this week's column. They also provide answers on a new website of frequently asked yard and garden questions.

May 24, 2012 07:33 AM
Women Marketing Grain Meetings Begin June 7 in Ankeny
Steven Johnson et al.

Women will learn how to market grain through volatile times when they attend a series of weekly meetings coordinated by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The first meeting will be held from 7 - 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 on the Ankeny DMACC Campus.

May 23, 2012 01:04 PM
New Agricultural Extension Economist Feels Right at Home
Lee Schulz et al.

As Lee Schulz made his way from home in central Wisconsin to college and to career, one thing was clear: there’s no place he’d rather be than working for a land grant university in the Midwest. He began his job as ISU Extension and Outreach livestock economist in early May.

May 22, 2012 12:48 PM
4-H Helps Youth Add Inquiry to STEM
Jay Staker et al.

From building robots to experimenting with electricity and extracting DNA from bananas, kids and teens explore hands-on, scientific inquiry through 4-H clubs and out-of-school experiences from ISU Extension and Outreach.

May 22, 2012 11:25 AM
Iowa 4-H Teams Place in 2012 IT-Olympics
Jay Staker et al.

The Iowa State 4-H Tech Team and some Tenacious Turtles are part of a new breed of Olympians – those who choose cyber defense, game design and robotics as their competitive venues. The two Iowa 4-H teams were among teens from across the state who recently competed in the IT-Olympics at Iowa State University.

May 22, 2012 11:17 AM
Learn the Basics of Composting with the June Eco Family Conference
Kristi Cooper et al.

Feeding the soil through composting so it can feed food sources is the focus of the Virtual Eco Family Conference, “Compost 101: Food for the Food,” on June 7. The virtual workshop concentrates on composting basics for indoors and outdoors.

May 22, 2012 11:10 AM
Upcoming July FEFE Workshop to Train Teachers in Financial Literacy
Cynthia Needles Fletcher et al.

Summer vacation is beginning for students, but for their teachers, the learning isn’t over. Those who attend the Family Economics and Financial Education (FEFE) workshop will gain updated information and creative classroom activities on financial literacy to share with their students next school year.

May 21, 2012 01:09 PM
Crop Scouting Cards Now Available
Daren Mueller et al.

Farmers and crop scouts can identify and keep track of soybean and corn field problems throughout the season by using a new series of  field crop scouting cards. The cards were produced by the Iowa State University Integrated Pest Management program with support from the Iowa Soybean Association.

May 21, 2012 01:00 PM
Forestry Field Day to Highlight Direct Seeding and Stand Conversion

Iowa State University (ISU) Forestry Extension and Iowa DNR foresters will conduct a forestry field day on Friday, June 1, at Bob and Deb Brown’s farm, Yarmouth, Iowa. Direct tree seeding techniques will be reviewed on the farm and different row spacings will be highlighted.

May 21, 2012 12:53 PM
Management of Flooded Timber Field Day Topic
Jesse Randall et al.

The signs of stress in a flooded forest can take days, months and even years to become evident, depending on the tree species. Iowa State University Forestry Extension and the Iowa DNR will host a forestry field day on May 31 for landowners that had timber flooded by the Missouri River in 2011.

May 18, 2012 08:14 AM
Workshop Offers Estate Plan Options for Farm Families
Ann Johanns et al.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering Evaluating Your Estate Plan workshops at seven locations during June to discuss estate planning for farm families.

May 18, 2012 07:23 AM
Yard and Garden: Lilacs
Richard Jauron et al.

Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer lilac questions that will bring more spring blooms to home gardens.

May 17, 2012 12:46 PM
Iowa Learning Farms Hosts Urban Field Day at Swiss Valley Nature Center
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms will host an urban field day at the Swiss Valley Nature Center near Dubuque, on Wednesday, May 23, from 6:30-8 p.m. The event will focus on urban soil and water conservation as well as updates on work in the Upper Catfish Creek and the North Fork Maquoketa River watersheds.

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