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IOWA FLOOD INFORMATION
(Posted on 6/27/2008)
University Extension is providing assistance statewide to farmers, business people and others who need advice and expert help in dealing with a variety of challenges caused by the flooding.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of July 14
(Posted on 7/16/2008)
Listen to interviews about soybean yields and disease, weather and crop conditions, the Beginning Farmer Center, floods and plant disease, community development conference and more.
ISU Extension Audio: Crop and Weather Update, July 14
(Posted on 7/14/2008)
Warmer sunny weather gets credit for growth spurts in corn and soybean crops after a slow start.
Statewide Re-Show of the 2008 Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled for Aug. 20
(Posted on 7/14/2008)
Session provides commercial applicators with a second opportunity to complete 2008 training requirements before the beginning of the fall application season.
Integrated Crop Management News Provides Timely Information
(Posted on 7/14/2008)
ICM NewsElectronic delivery of Integrated Crop Management information brings advice to farmers and service providers just in time.
Grazing CRP Contract Land: An Opportunity for Some
(Posted on 7/10/2008)
ISU Extension forage specialist says several factors should be considered when deciding whether to participate in grazing option offered by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ISU Extension Audio: Crop and Weather Update, July 7
(Posted on 7/7/2008)
Extension specialists say it's too early to tell if there will be an early frost or a prolonged dry period in Iowa. But it’s too late to re-plant or plant soybeans. Farmers should continue to scout fields for weeds and diseases.
After the Flood: Options for Organic Producers
(Posted on 7/3/2008)
ISU organic agriculture expert discusses rotation options, cropping alternatives, pest pressure and long-term consequences resulting from recent extensive flooding.
Extension Learning Community Grows Healthy Food -- and Businesses
(Posted on 7/2/2008)
Growing their own businesses while supporting other producers is the approach some Dallas County producers are using to improve local food options.
ISU Extension Audio: Crop and Weather Update
(Posted on 7/1/2008)
Extension specialists discuss the latest USDA crop planting report.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 30
(Posted on 6/30/2008)
Listen to interviews about crops and weather, mosquitoes, tomatoes and salmonella, community leadership and more.
ISU Extension Audio: Water Quality Issues; Dealing with Dead Livestock; Wet Weather and Crop Scouting
(Posted on 6/27/2008)
Listen to audio interviews with ISU Extension specialists on flood-related issues: water quality, dealing with dead livestock, and wet weather and crop scouting.
ISU Research Farm will host biomass plot tours
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
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.
ISU Extension Audio: Extension Specialists Discuss Delayed Growing Season
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
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.

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