7/3/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
Chinese cabbage, growths on grape leaves and summer squash are topics for this week's questions answered by ISU horticulture experts.

7/3/2008 - After the Flood: Options for Organic Producers
ISU organic agriculture expert discusses rotation options, cropping alternatives, pest pressure and long-term consequences resulting from recent extensive flooding.

7/3/2008 - Check Farm Ponds for Floodwater Damage
Farm pond owners need to consider some possible damaging effects brought by Iowa’s spring floodwaters.

7/2/2008 - Should You Sell Your Extra Produce at a Farmers’ Market?
The answer about selling your produce may not be as simple as you think. ISU Extension's small farms specialist, Andy Larson, provides many options to consider.

7/2/2008 - Upcoming ISU Field Days Highlight Fruits and Vegetables
Events scheduled for July 21 in Mitchell and Howard Counties and for July 24 in Shelby County.

7/2/2008 - Survey of Iowa Industry Reveals Ongoing Challenges to Flood Recovery
Depleted workforces, lost revenues and a lack of basic resources are just some of the challenges facing Iowa manufacturers as the floods of 2008 recede. A survey of more than 800 companies shows that 53 percent have been affected by the floods, according to Iowa State University Extension’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS).

7/2/2008 - Iowa AmeriCorps State of Promise Seeks Volunteers
Iowans can volunteer to become Promise Fellows and serve their community through local schools and nonprofit organizations.

7/2/2008 - Extension Learning Community Grows Healthy Food -- and Businesses
Growing their own businesses while supporting other producers is the approach some Dallas County producers are using to improve local food options.

7/2/2008 - Wanted: A Program to Help Youth Survive and Thrive
They came from across Iowa as well as Wisconsin, Tennessee and even a U.S. air force base in Germany. Their goal: to be trained in ISU Extension's Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth Ages 10-14.

7/2/2008 - Federal Reviewer Says Project Strengthens Buena Vista, Waterloo
ISU Extension's Iowa Sustainable Communities Project is making communities more stable by building family strengths.

7/2/2008 - RAGBRAI Riders Will See ‘Visions’: Iowa’s Living Roadways Communities
This year’s RAGBRAI route passes through 15 communities that are making Iowa’s roads and towns more visually appealing and environmentally diverse. These communities are part of Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program.

7/1/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Crop and Weather Update
Extension specialists discuss the latest USDA crop planting report.

6/30/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 30
Listen to interviews about crops and weather, mosquitoes, tomatoes and salmonella, community leadership and more.

6/30/2008 - The Not So Sweet Pest of Sweet Corn
One of the pure pleasures of summertime in Iowa is eating sweet corn fresh from the garden or farmers market. But one pest can make the joy of eating corn rather unsavory.

6/30/2008 - 2008 State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Winners Announced
County 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl teams compete, show knowledge of dairy cattle.

6/27/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Water Quality Issues; Dealing with Dead Livestock; Wet Weather and Crop Scouting
Listen to audio interviews with ISU Extension specialists on flood-related issues: water quality, dealing with dead livestock, and wet weather and crop scouting.

6/27/2008 - CIRAS Makes Sure Iowa Industry Gets Fair Share of Funding to Rebuild
With the potential for millions of dollars in disaster relief coming into the state, ISU Extension’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) is identifying the areas where funding will have the greatest impact for industry to rebuild and return to normal production.

6/27/2008 - In Emergency, Disinfect Drinking Water by Boiling or Chemical Treatment
Iowans dealing with unsafe drinking water have two options for disinfecting small quantities of water, says Sam Beattie, food science and safety specialist with Iowa State University Extension.

6/26/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
This week the experts offer advice on controllling white clover in a lawn, whether cucumbers will cross-pollinate with other vine crops, when to deadhead peonies and how to grow tree peonies in Iowa.

6/26/2008 - ISU Research Farm will host biomass plot tours
Tours at the Ag Engineering and Agronomy Research Farm on Monday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 29, will precede and follow the Farm Progress Show being held nearby.

6/26/2008 - United Way of Story County Announces 2008 ISU Campaign Chairs
Wendy Wintersteen and Jack Payne to lead United Way Campaign at Iowa State.

6/26/2008 - Lots of Mosquitoes this Year? Maybe, ISU Extension Entomologist Says
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.

6/26/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Extension Specialists Discuss Delayed Growing Season
Iowa State University Extension climatologist Elwynn Taylor, program specialist Rich Pope and entomologist Ken Holscher discuss the aftermath of the floods and excessive rainfall that has delayed the growing season for Iowa farmers.

6/23/2008 - NatureMapping Offered in Franklin County
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.

6/23/2008 - Build Family Resiliency in Stressful Times
Many Eastern Iowans are experiencing new living arrangements due to natural disaster. Living with relatives or friends until new housing can be arranged can be stressful for all involved. But research shows that surviving a crisis can strengthen family ties.

6/23/2008 - Don’t Use Flood-soaked Grain for Feed or Food
With only a few exceptions, flood-soaked grain is not useable for feed or food.Flooding affects both the stored grain and the storage structures, ISU Extension experts say.

6/23/2008 - Garden for the Senses
The ISU Extension Home Demonstration Gardens feature many new and unusual vegetables and annual flowers each year.

6/20/2008 - ReCAP Economists Prepare Report on Economic Impact of 2008 Floods in Iowa
We won't know for some time the actual economic impact of Iowa's flood-damage losses, according to a new report by economists from Iowa State University's Regional Capacity Analysis Program (ReCAP).

6/20/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
This week the experts offer advice on replanting vegetable gardens destroyed by flooding, whether it is safe to eat strawberries from a flooded patch and what causes orange patches on black raspberry bushes.

6/20/2008 - Help Children Cope with a Disaster
Coping with a disaster can be difficult for children and their families, says Lesia Oesterreich, a family life state specialist with Iowa State University Extension. But parents can help their children cope.

6/20/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 23
Listen to interviews about the economic impacts of flooding in Iowa, plant diseases, crop insurance, corn replanting decisions, protecting your garden investment and more.

6/20/2008 - 4-H Youth Conference to "Ignite the Flame"
The annual 4-H Youth Conference features activities, workshops and speakers to train youth for leadership, and to help point them in positive directions for the future.

6/19/2008 - ISU Extension Specialists Review Livestock Situation Related to Extreme Weather
Listen to Talk@12 program aired on WOI Radio at noon on June 19 for an update on the current livestock situation in Iowa as affected by extreme weather.

6/19/2008 - Iowa Offers Weed Seed Free Forage and Mulch Certification
Iowa Crop Improvement Association offers a site to connect suppliers and buyers of certified weed-free forages and hay.

6/18/2008 - Mower Maintenance is Important on Larger Acreages
Most acreage owners don’t enjoy spending excessive time with mowing operations. Iowa State University Extension agricultural engineer Mark Hanna provides tips for routine maintenance which can help avoid repairs and down time plus maximize fuel economy.

6/18/2008 - ISU Expert Answers Questions about Flood–Related Well Water Concerns
ISU Extension provides information on how to get your well tested and on the risks of contamination from flood waters.

6/18/2008 - Crop Insurance May Help Flooded and Wet Corn and Soybean Acres
ISU Extension farm management specialist says nearly 90 percent of corn and soybean acres in Iowa are covered by multiple peril crop insurance.

6/18/2008 - Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration Not So Simple
Iowa State University specialist discusses social and economic impacts of illegal immigration.

6/17/2008 - Emergency Crop Meeting Offered in Taylor County
The meeting will be held June 18 in Lenox.

6/17/2008 - ISU Extension Specialists Review Current Crop Conditions
Listen to Talk@12 program aired on WOI Radio at noon on June 17 for an update on current crop conditions in Iowa as affected by extreme weather.

6/17/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Impacts of 2008 Floods
Iowa State University Extension specialists discuss impacts of the 2008 floods: economic impacts, corn production, crop disease, crop insurance and lawn, landscape and garden concerns. Listen to the audio interviews.

6/15/2008 - Maples Leaves with Bumps and Hairs?
Heavy infestations of galls cause leaves to be disfigured, but these effects are not detrimental to the overall health of healthy, well-established trees.

6/15/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
This week the experts offer advice on flowering onions, whether serviceberries are edible, when to harvest cherries and the impact of flooding on trees.

6/14/2008 - June 14, 2008 Iowa State University Extension Flooding Media Advisory
ISU Extension specialists have released more materials for media covering Iowa flooding.

6/14/2008 - Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled
The meeting be held on June 20 in Durant.

6/13/2008 - Emergency Crop Meeting Planned for South Central Iowa
The Crop Replant, Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions meeting will be held in Greenfield on June 16.

6/12/2008 - Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Programs Offered
The meetings will be held June 18 inat the Linn and Washington ISU Extension County offices.

6/12/2008 - Media Advisory: Flood-Related Resources
If you need help weathering the recent storms, Iowa State University Extension offering a variery of resources.

6/11/2008 - ISU Extension Offers Emergency Crop Meeting
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.

6/9/2008 - Spice up Your Garden with Tender Summer Blooming Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
Summer blooming bulbs are long-blooming and have showy flowers available in a wide range of colors.

6/7/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
This week the experts offer advice on treating flea beetles on eggplants, how to prevent flooded turfgrass from dying and whether it is a good idea to deadhead perennials.

6/7/2008 - Milo Pasture Walk Discusses Grazing
The Iowa Beef Center is co-sponsoring a pasture walk in Milo, Iowa, June 24.

6/7/2008 - Pasture Walk Discusses Grazing at Crucial Time for Industry
The Iowa Beef Center is co-sponsoring a pasture walk in Woodburn June 17.

6/7/2008 - Danbury Pasture Walk June 25
Put on your walking shoes and join in a pasture walk June 25 at the Ted and Bob Paulsrud farms, near Danbury.

6/7/2008 - Sioux County Feedlot Tour June 17
A special tour featuring feedlots less than 1,000 head will be held June 17 in the Ireton/Hawarden area of Sioux County.

6/6/2008 - Floodwater, Power Outages Can Lead to Food-borne Illness
Water, water, everywhere -- can lead to food-borne illness when basements flood and the electricity goes out, says Sam Beattie, Iowa State University Extension food safety specialist.

6/6/2008 - Can I Grow Grapes?
ISU Extension Fruit Specialist Paul Domoto explains it is critical that your site and soil conditions are suitable for grapes and that you select grape cultivars adapted to your conditions because vineyards are expensive to establish.

6/6/2008 - 4-H State Volunteer Retreat Planning Committee to Receive Award
4-H volunteers to receive award from Gov. Chet Culver.