7/1/2009 - Teams Announced for Stitch This! 4-H Fashion Design Competition at State Fair
Thirteen teams of teens have been selected to compete in the Iowa 4-H “Stitch This!” fashion design event at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 21-22.

6/18/2009 - Iowa Teen Tells Farm Injury Survival Story in New DVD
Iowa 4-H’er and farm safety advocate Kristi Ruth is a farm injury survivor. She tells her story in a new DVD from Iowa State University Extension.

6/16/2009 - Food, Housing or Health Care: Latino Immigrants Face Quandary, Research Shows
Data from the multi-state Rural Families Speak project show the tough choices Latino immigrant families face as they figure out how to stretch their limited incomes to cover food, housing and health care costs.

6/16/2009 - Tax Credit Offers Additional Reason to Improve Home Energy Efficiency
A tax credit offered by the 2009 Stimulus Bill encourages homeowners to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. Lower energy bills are an additional benefit to making such improvements.

6/14/2009 - Agritourism: A Recession Cure for Farmers and Vacationers
Agritourism provides vacationers a fun and educational experience close to home -- an important factor for many tightening the entertainment budget.

6/10/2009 - How Much Summer Sunshine? Balancing Vitamin D and Skin Cancer
Sunshine -- get enough and your body synthesizes the Vitamin D you need for good health. Get too much sun and you increase your risk of skin cancer. Iowa State food science and human nutrition specialists discuss how to get the right balance.

6/9/2009 - Who Will ‘Stitch This!’? See Contenders on YouTube
View videos on the Iowa 4-H YouTube Channel from teens applying for 4-H’s Stitch This! fashion design competition.

6/8/2009 - Online Course Helps First-Time Homebuyers Prepare for Owning a Home
With or without a tax credit from the economic stimulus package, buying a house is a big step. An online course from Iowa State University Extension helps potential homebuyers learn about the process of buying a home, making that big step easier to take.