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Flood Clean Up
(Posted on 4/25/2008)
Just in case, Iowa State University has information on disaster recovery topics including crop concerns, tree damage, wells & water, housing concerns and drought.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Check Farm Ponds for Floodwater Damage
(Posted on 7/3/2008)
Farm pond owners need to consider some possible damaging effects brought by Iowa’s spring floodwaters.
ISU Extension Audio: Water Quality Issues; Dealing with Dead Livestock; Wet Weather and Crop Scouting
(Posted on 6/27/2008)
Listen to audio interviews with ISU Extension specialists on flood-related issues: water quality, dealing with dead livestock, and wet weather and crop scouting.
Lots of Mosquitoes this Year? Maybe, ISU Extension Entomologist Says
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
Will Iowa be home to a lot of floodwater mosquitoes this year, thanks to widespread flooding in the state? Maybe, says Ken Holscher, Iowa State University Extension entomologist. But coming rains may have a greater effect.
NatureMapping Offered in Franklin County
(Posted on 6/23/2008)
Workshop on July 26 to teach citizen volunteers how to collect information on Iowa's wildlife populations and offers opportunity for hands-on environmental education.
ISU Expert Answers Questions about Flood–Related Well Water Concerns
(Posted on 6/18/2008)
ISU Extension provides information on how to get your well tested and on the risks of contamination from flood waters.
Emergency Crop Meeting Offered in Taylor County
(Posted on 6/17/2008)
The meeting will be held June 18 in Lenox.
June 14, 2008 Iowa State University Extension Flooding Media Advisory
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
ISU Extension specialists have released more materials for media covering Iowa flooding.
Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
The meeting be held on June 20 in Durant.
Emergency Crop Meeting Planned for South Central Iowa
(Posted on 6/13/2008)
The Crop Replant, Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions meeting will be held in Greenfield on June 16.
Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Programs Offered
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
The meetings will be held June 18 inat the Linn and Washington ISU Extension County offices.
Media Advisory: Flood-Related Resources
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
If you need help weathering the recent storms, Iowa State University Extension offering a variery of resources.
ISU Extension Offers Emergency Crop Meeting
(Posted on 6/11/2008)
Iowa State University Extension is sponsoring this event at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Northeast Iowa Research Farm near Nashua to provide information that will help farmers understand their options when making difficult economic and agronomic decisions over the next few weeks.

Staff

Denise Schwab-Livestock/Beef Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 642-5504
Fax: (319) 642-5505
Email: dschwab@iastate.edu

Greg Brenneman-Ag Engineer Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 337-2145
Fax: (319) 337-7864
Email: gregb@iastate.edu

Jim Jensen-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 385-8126
Fax: (319) 385-2617
Email: jensenjh@iastate.edu

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