Howard County News
Annual Horticulture Chautauqua (Posted on 2/2/2012)
Join us for the 9th Annual Horticulture Chautauqua! Chautauqua will be held March 3 in New Hampton. Join the Northeast Iowa Consumer Horticulture Program, hosted by ISU Extension for this informative and entertaining event. 
Annual Forest Stewardship Conference Is March 10 (Posted on 1/18/2012)
The 2012 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference is Saturday, March 10 at Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, Wis. This is the 18th year for the conference, which annually draws 550 woodland landowners from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
ServSafe® Training Coming to Decorah (Posted on 1/18/2012)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering ServSafe® food safety training to help you meet industry standards. This training is recognized by more health jurisdictions than any other food safety training program in the United States. Created by the industry, for the industry, the ServSafe® program is one of the industry’s strongest educational programs and is administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. (NRAEF) 
Annie's Project Teaches Farm Women to be Better Business Partners (Posted on 1/18/2012)
ISU Extension and Outreach will offer a nationally renowned farm business course for northeast Iowa women in February. Annie’s Project empowers farm women to be better business partners through peer networks. The program includes critical decision making and information topics on production, marketing, financial, legal and human resources risk management. ISU Extension Offers Estate Planning Workshop (Posted on 1/9/2012)
Talking about estate planning can be difficult, and implementing an estate plan can be even harder. ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a workshop called “Evaluating Your Estate Plan” to provide an opportunity for people to learn about options in transitioning assets to the next generation. 
Beef Heifer Development Clinics set (Posted on 1/3/2012)
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension are working together to put on nine Heifer Development Clinics in January and February.
Local Dairy Days Feature Profitable Dairy Practices (Posted on 12/20/2011)
Iowa dairy producers will have the opportunity to hear Iowa State University Extension Specialists share information on emerging dairy industry issues at the 2012 ISU Extension Dairy Days scheduled at seven eastern Iowa locations between January 16 and February 9. 
Barn Quilts of Howard County (Posted on 11/28/2011)
Barn Quilts have arrived in Howard County wrapping the county in lots of warm colors for fall. 
Register now - Preserve the Taste of Summer course (Posted on 8/3/2011)
Canning and preserving your fruits and vegetables will allow you to enjoy the produce from your garden all year long. Join us for these workshops and learn how to safely and effectively make jam, pickles, salsa and more. 
4-H Hall of Fame (Posted on 5/14/2011)
Vic and Sharla Fencl of Howard County were inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame. 
ISU Extension Offers Financial Coaching Service (Posted on 9/29/2010)
Are you in need of a financial tune-up? Iowa State University Extension in Allamakee, Howard, and Winneshiek counties is now offering free one-on-one, confidential financial coaching assistance by trained volunteers. 
How much energy are your appliances using? (Posted on 4/5/2010)
Most of us only have a vague idea of how much electricity we use each month and almost no idea of how much electricity an individual appliance uses. Find out by checking out a Kill A Watt meter from the Iowa State University Extension office. 
Microloans Available for Small Businesses (Posted on 2/11/2010)
Entrepreneurs in northeast Iowa now have another financing option to launch their ideas. The Northeast Iowa Food & Farm Coalition, or NIFF Coalition, was recently approved as an affiliate of Iowa Microloan.
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