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IOWA MANURE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
(Posted on 1/17/2012)
Needing information on training for Commercial Manure Applicators and Confinement Site Applicators?

Commercial Pest Management Courses Offered
(Posted on 9/22/2011)
Hamilton County Extension will host several Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for Commercial Pesticide Applicators. Deadlines for registration and information is included.

Fuel Costs and Custom Rates-How is it affected?
(Posted on 11/2/2010)
Fuel prices affect more than the family vacation and travel time this summer. Turn to ISU Extension to find approxiamately how much diesel is used when farming and how it may affect Custom Rates.

Mid to late January, 2012 Hay Prices
(Posted on 8/4/2010)
These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets. Information on the First Frost in Fall Forage is also listed.

OUR MOST REQUESTED PUBLICATIONS
(Posted on 2/11/2010)
Information includes custom farm rates, cash rental rates, crop performance tests, farm lease forms, and land survey information. This page also gives easy access to links for IDALS as well as Iowa State University. UPDATED April, 2011.

News from Iowa State University Extension

New Course Helps Farm Women Manage for Today and Tomorrow
(Posted on 2/8/2012)
Farm women can learn how to plan a successful farm transition through a four-session course offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Farm Credit Services of America. “Managing for Today and Tomorrow,” will be held on Monday evenings Feb. 27 through March 19 in Ames and Shenandoah.

Webinar Addresses Crop Insurance and Marketing Risk Tools
(Posted on 2/2/2012)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will address crop insurance and marketing decisions for farmers during a one-hour webinar Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Extension Offers Workshop for Evaluating Estate Plans
(Posted on 1/26/2012)
“Evaluating Your Estate Plan” is a one-day Iowa State University Extension and Outreach workshop that will be held at five Iowa locations during February. The workshop will provide farm families and others with information about estate planning options.

Farmers’ Internet Use Detailed in 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll
(Posted on 1/17/2012)
As Internet coverage and access improve in rural areas, more Iowa farmers are making use of this information source in their farming operations, according to the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.