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Acreage Living Newsletter

Acreage Living Newsletter--August
(Posted on 8/5/2009)
Iowa State University Extension publishes a newsletter just for people living on acreages. This online newsletter provides timely research-based information for the new rural Iowa.

Iowa Beef Center

Updated Beef Ration Software Now Available
(Posted on 2/26/2008)
The BRANDS (Beef Ration and Nutrition Decisions Software) software packages have been updated to make them even better for producers and nutritionists. These interactive spreadsheets for Microsoft® Excel from the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) assists producers in balancing rations for their different types of cattle and helps them better used home-raised feeds

Ag Decision Maker

Ag Decision Maker Online
(Posted on 2/26/2008)
Ag Decision Maker is a decision-oriented agricultural business web site designed for farmers, lenders, farm managers, agriculture instructors, and others. Click on the icon to the side to learn more.

Avain Flu Resource

ISU Extension's Avain Flu Resource
(Posted on 1/3/2008)
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that infects almost all species of birds. Infected birds can pass the virus to some other animals and humans. Select the blue text above for the link to the ISU Extension Site.

Horse Quest Online.

eXtension Launches HorseQuest Site
(Posted on 8/30/2007)
HorseQuest provides Internet visitors with reliable and up-to-date horse information through a knowledge base of commonly asked questions that have science-based, peer-reviewed answers.

Calm Cattle

Calm Cattle can mean Higher Profits
(Posted on 10/19/2006)
The disposition of beef cattle has long been considered by producers as a ‘convenience’ trait which impacts the handling of cattle and the safety of workers as well as the animals themselves. Research has shown that disposition is a heritable trait that can be improved by proper culling strategies.

Eastern Red Cedar Control

Eastern Red Cedar Control
(Posted on 10/2/2006)
The need to remove woody vegetation from fields enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has sparked numerous questions regarding methods of controlling eastern red cedar, one of the more prevalent woody species to invade these areas. To learn more select the image above.

Mad Cow

BSE or "Mad Cow Disease" information.
(Posted on 6/12/2006)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is the scientific term for a disease which affects the brains of cattle. ISU Extension is the source you can count on when it comes to the facts about BSE. Select the blue text to learn more.

Staff

Darrell Busby-Livestock Field Specialist
Phone: (712) 769-2600
Fax: (712) 769-2610
Email: dbusby@iastate.edu

Shawn Shouse-Ag Engineer
Phone: (712) 769-2600
Fax: (712) 769-2610
Email: sshouse@iastate.edu

Clint McDonald-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (712) 644-2105
Fax: (712) 644-2100
Email: clint@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

SowBridge Educational Series Continues to Offer Distance Learning Flexibility and Convenience
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Registration for the successful SowBridge distance education program is now open.
Feeding Forages to Livestock Is Focus of November Conference
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Forage producers will hear about alternative uses, as well as issues related to storing and feeding forages at the Nov. 23-24 conference in Des Moines featuring speakers from ISU Extension and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center..
New ISU Extension Marketing Resource Helps Livestock Producers Face Volatile Prices
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
This new resource emphasizes the importance of establishing a profitable gross margin rather than focusing only on maximized revenues.
Conference Highlights New Technology’s Role in Beef Seedstock Production
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Bull breeders can learn how to apply new technology to long-standing practices by attending the Dec. 10 Iowa Beef Center conference.
Iowa State Swine Nutrition Program Welcomes New Graduate Students
(Posted on 10/16/2009)
With five new graduate students and a lab manager, Iowa State University’s (ISU) applied swine nutrition program is focused squarely on the future.
Iowa Pork Industry Center to Offer PQA Plus™ Advisor Training Program
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
Application deadline for this PQA Plus™ Advisor Training session is Nov. 5.
Grazing Management for Water Quality Is Focus of Oct. 16 Webcast
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Convenience of webcast brings grazing management training -- specifically maximizing production and adequately managing environmental risks to the pasture -- to producers, crop advisers and professional animal scientists.
Livestock Producers Facing Explosion Hazards with Manure Pumping
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Flash fires and explosions have been reported from methane and hydrogen sulfide buildup in liquid manure pits that are part of confinement feeding buildings.

Resources from ISU Extension

  • Harrison Co. Extension
    304 East 7th Street
  • Logan, Iowa 51546-1351
  • (888) 644-2105 (outside of Logan)
  • csgorham@iastate.edu