AMES, Iowa -- Audio of the following Iowa State University Extension interviews is available for download (week of April 28). For more information, contact Doug Cooper, ISU Extension audio producer, levachek@iastate.edu.

Roger Elmore on 2008 planting season -- ISU Extension corn agronomist Roger Elmore says the early part of the 2008 planting season is much like last year and encourages farmers to take their time getting into wet fields.

Elwynn Taylor on la Niña -- ISU Extension climatologist Elwynn Taylor says La Niña is still in place and points to the potential for less-than-trend-line yields for corn and soybeans in 2008.

Robert Burns on mitigating air emissions -- The Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations conference is May 19–21, 2008, in Des Moines. ISU Extension ag and biosystems engineer Robert Burns says the program is aimed at Extension personnel who work with producers on mitigating air emissions and others who work with this issue.

Ron Cox on manufacturing --  The director of the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) takes a look at the PMI, an index of the health of the nation’s manufacturing sector.

For the gardener -- tulips, spring flowering shrubs and wildflowers

SafeFarm report with Chuck Schwab -- Unsafe lawnmower operations

Conservation minute with John Lundvall -- Iowa Learning Farm

A garden calendar minute with Cindy Haynes -- Hybrid tea roses

It’s time to … with Rich Pope – Weeds

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