2000 Agriculture and Natural Resources News
from ISU Extension

Date 2000

News

Dec. 26

Feedlot Runoff Target of New Iowa-Based Study

Dec. 20

6th Annual Iowa Local Food System Conference Celebrates Progress

Dec. 20

Value of Iowa Farmland Gains 4.3 Percent in 2000

Dec. 19

ICN Program to Introduce Planned Hog Pricing Insurance Program

Dec. 18

Breeding Management Seminar Features Industry Experts

Dec. 8

Media Advisory: ISU Economist to Report Farmland Values on Dec. 20

Dec. 5

Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome Is Emerging Disease of Pigs in the U.S.

Nov. 10

Northwest Iowa Beef Heifer Development Program Accepting Entries

Nov. 10

Cutting-Edge Certified Beef Female Program Wins Veterinary Approval

Nov. 8

Iowa Forage Conference Features Evening Session

Oct. 31

Iowa Forage Conference Addresses Management Issues

Oct. 27

Green Mountain Gardener Comes to Ames Nov. 11

Oct. 25

Attend the Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management CIC on Nov. 13

Oct. 25

German Veterinarian Learns About American Pork Production

Oct. 23

As Iowa Beef Producers Change, Tough Questions Arise

Oct. 20

Pork Producers Invited to Artificial Insemination Conference

Oct. 9

Iowa Farm Outlook Web Site Beneficial During Harvest Time

Oct. 5

Pay Attention to Water Management Issues

Oct. 4

Nebraska Pork Producers Learn Marketing Skills through Iowa Program

Oct. 3

Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference Scheduled

Sept. 27

Iowa Beef Tenderness Project Enters Its Second Year

Sept. 27

Iowa Beef Center Recommends Cornstalk Grazing Guidelines

Sept. 27

Iowa Beef Center Sponsors Cutting Edge Feedlot Conference

Sept. 21

Jackson County Forestry Field Day Set

Sept. 21

Adams County Forestry Field Day Set

Sept. 19

Biofilter Project Smells of Success

Sept. 19

Iowa Forestry Field Days Set

Sept. 18

ICN Program to Look at Hoop Structure Research and Production Contracts

Sept. 14

Attend the Midwest Fall Growers' Conference

Sept. 13

NPKnowledge Web Site Now Available

Sept. 12

Dry Field Conditions Increase Combine Fire Risk

Sept. 12

Tenderness Project Informational Meeting and Wrap Up Planned

Sept. 1

Electricity Doesn't Allow Mistakes (radio)

Sept. 1

Electrocution An Overlooked Farm Hazard

Sept. 1

What Would Your Children Do? (radio)

Sept. 1

Four- To Eight-Year-Olds Face Special Farm Dangers

Sept. 1

Tractors Top Cause of 1999 Farm-Related Deaths (radio)

Sept. 1

1999 A Deadly Year For Tractor Injuries

Sept. 1

Organic Agriculture in Iowa Receives Recognition

Aug. 28

Lamb Classic Results Announced

Aug. 28

Best Management Practices Press Briefing Sept. 11

Aug. 23

IPIC Fall Seminar Focuses on Employee Management (Use before Sept. 13)

Aug. 22

Herbicide-Resistant Soybean Technology Affects Insect Populations

Aug. 18

Sustainable Ag, Organics Featured at Neely-Kinyon Field Day Aug. 24

Aug. 17

Tenderness Test Results Show Potential Genetic Differences

Aug. 16

Attend the Direct Marketing Workshop

Aug. 14

County Fair Livestock Show Exhibitors Benefit from Ultrasound Scanning Service

Aug. 14

Apply For An Agricultural Grant Through SARE

Aug. 4

Clean Fields but Low Yields?

July 27

Production Ag CD-ROM Available

July 25

Assistance for Sheep Producers

July 25

Composting Project Provides Valuable Information to Producers

July 21

Fencing Cattle Off Streams is Win-Win

July 19

Demonstration Home Garden Field Day

July 19

Value-Added Pork Groups Make Progress

July 18

Manure Application Field Day

June 19

ICN Program Will Focus on Pseudorabies Regulation and Impact

June 9

Water Tanks Ease Burden on Wells

June 7

Pork Industry Handbook Available in CD-ROM Format

May 22

Sustainable Weed Management Workshop Set for June 8

May 19

Listen for ISU's "Nutrient Management Minute"

May 18

Leak Prevention the Easiest Way to Conserve Water

May 17

Business Course Helps Iowa Veterinarians Thrive

May 12

Raccoon Valley Cow-Calf Producers Form Marketing Association

May 9

Project Measures Effects of Reducing Phosphorus by Using Dietary Phytase

May 5

Watering Landscape Plants

May 5

Corn Flea Beetle Populations Are Large This Spring

May 3

Know Your Oaks

May 1

Pork Producer Group Learns Marketing Skills

April 25

Avoid Preplanting-Time Insecticide Treatments For Black Cutworm

April 11

Web Page Addresses GMO Questions

April 10

Limit Spring Tillage for Farm Fuel Savings

April 10

Tillage Options for Dry Weather

April 7

Spring Testing For Soybean Cyst Nematode Needed

April 5

Ultrasound Certification Conference Set For May

April 3

Planting Intentions Show Major Caution for Soybean Growers: Prospects for Large Rise in 2001 Carryover Stocks

March 20

Pork Producers Invited to March 30 ICN Program

March 17

The Risks and Rewards of Marketing Cattle On A Grid

March 13

ISU Newsletter Features Farm Marketing Information

March 6

Composting is Convenient Carcass Disposal Method

Feb. 23

Financial Stress Continues For Iowa Farm Operations

Feb. 22

Pease Receives Aldo Leopold Award

Feb. 22

Field Crop Scout Schools held in March and April

Feb. 22

March 3 ICN Offered on Pork Contracts

Feb. 16

Olson Joins Iowa Beef Center, ISU Extension

Feb. 16

Mabry Is Ready For Lead IPIC Role [Use before April 3]

Feb. 15

Keep An Eye Out For Infectious Diseases In Cow-Calf Herds

Feb. 14

Competitive Swine Seminar Series Set For Early March

Feb. 11

Water Quality Conference 2000

Feb. 9

IPIC Seminar Offered In Two Locations

Feb. 3

Judge Announces Conference on Genetically Modified Organisms

Feb. 2

Rodent Assessment And Control Project Under Way

Jan. 25

USDA Grant Funds Available For Iowa Producers

Jan. 24

Resistant Soybean Varieties Provide Benefits Even at Low Soybean Cyst Nematode Densities

Jan. 20

Confinement Site Manure Applicators Need Recertification

Jan. 14

Learn Valuable Organic Vegetable Production Tips and Techniques at Midwestern Workshop Series

Jan. 14

Iowa Farmers Feed Iowans, 5th Annual Iowa Local Food System Conference

Jan. 10

Cow-Calf Conference Set for Feb. 26

Jan. 6

Iowa Beef Tenderness and Carcass Evaluation Project Underway

Jan. 6

Organic Crop Production Course Offered

Jan. 5

Food Labeling Affects Iowa Crops (Sidebar to use with Seed Purchase Alternatives story)

Jan. 5

Seed Purchase Alternatives (Sidebar story - Food Labeling Affects Iowa Crops)


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