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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Lucas County

Welcome to Lucas County Extension's website. Browse through the pages to see information from Iowa State University Extension and Lucas County Extension. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon.

Dealing with Disasters

Drought - Find resources for dealing with crops, livestock, yards and more.

Flood - First Steps to Flood Recovery and other Flood resources

NOTICE****Beginning January 2nd, 2013 office hours will be Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.---closed Friday.

Click here for more 4-H and Youth information.

2013 Lucas County Fair Dates are July 27th to August 1.  Please see schedule of events on page 5 of the 4-H Fair Book.

2013 Lucas County 4-H Fair Book

2013 Lucas County Open Class Fair Book

County News

20th Annual "Update for Veterinarians" Program
April 18, 2013

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef program specialist, Joe Sellers, is organizing the program and invites practitioners who work with cattle to make plans now to attend the May 15 event at the Iowa State McNay Research Farm near Chariton.

Wow!! Words on Wellness
March 26, 2013

Teach Kids to be Food Safe

Scrapbooking Workshop- April 21
January 31, 2013

Come join the 4-H fun and learn scrapbooking.  The next scrapbooking workshop will be held on April 21st at 2pm.

4H Online Enrollment
November 28, 2012

You must be showing as an Active 4-H member before Tuesday, April 2nd if you have swine, sheep or goats that you want to weigh-in this year or to receive communication from the Extension Office.
All Animals need to be ID'd in 4-H Online.  Rabbits will need to be ID'd by July 1st and all other species must be ID'd by May 15th.

Please call 641-774-2016 or email cbregar@iastate.edu if you need help.

Spend Smart Eat Smart
November 26, 2012

Spending less on food often means investing time and effort in planning, shopping and preparing food. Spend Smart Eat Smart will help you learn skills and adopt habits so you can feed your family nutritious meals for less money.

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Featured "At Work for Iowa" article
Swine Producers See Financial Gains in Learning about Ventilation Systems

Extension swine specialists and agricultural engineers in four states have teamed-up to create an educational workshop using a “field day on wheels” – a swine ventilation training unit.

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Iowa State University Extension & Outreach News

Johnson Hired as Field Agronomist for Extension and Outreach
April 24, 2013 03:53 PM

Mark S. Johnson joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as a field agronomist for north central Iowa on April 15.

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