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Iowa State University Extension & Outreach: Lyon County

Lyon County is located in the far Northwest corner of Iowa, with many unique cooperative working relationships with bordering South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

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Iowa State Extension Summer Camps
Regional Summer Camps!
April 17, 2013

Register for a variety of regional summer camps from GEAR-Tech-21 camps to Explorations in Vet Science and more!

Connecting Children to Nature
Connecting Children to Nature - May 20 and June 3
March 26, 2013

Parents, teachers, and child care providers are invited to explore the wonder of nature and the benefits it offers children. Come learn with us! 3 CDA clock hours for each day.

Publication explaining whole grains
May 1, 2013

Magazines and cooking shows are full of articles and recipes about whole grains. Iowa State University Extension provides a free, downloadable publication with the basic cooking directions, yield when cooked, nutrition notes and facts, and serving suggestions for 20 different whole grains. It also explains the difference between whole and refined grains.

Tax Refund Robbery
Tax Refund Robbery
April 18, 2013

Thieves May be Stealing Your Tax Refund. Identity thief maybe is an issue in some areas such as Florida using your tax refund debit cards.  This is a national crisis of fraud that is wide open. IRS says 6.5 billion in tax identify thief fraud just last year. This is a good reminder to not carry your social security card with you in your wallet.

Managing Storm-damaged Trees
April 17, 2013

Margaret Murphy and our other  horticulture experts share research-based information on how to care and handle trees damaged during storms.

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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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Yard and Garden: Flower and Vegetable Transplants
April 24, 2013 10:20 AM

It's common practice to plant transplants for warm-season vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant and is becoming the...

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