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April 17, 2012 10:03 AM
Small Open Feedlot Producer Guide Looks at Environmental Improvements
Shawn Shouse et al.

Educational materials developed by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach with industry and agency partners are assisting small beef and dairy feedlot producers in their effort to decrease potential manure impacts on water quality.

April 16, 2012 02:00 PM
New Resource Shows Rainwater Catchment System for High Tunnel Irrigation
Shawn Shouse et al.

High tunnels are inexpensive, simple, passive-solar greenhouses that allow growers to extend the season and produce high yields of quality produce earlier and later than field-grown crops. However, soil around a high tunnel can erode or become saturated after rainfall. This potential problem has been turned into an asset, thanks to a one-year research project conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

April 16, 2012 12:23 PM
Contact AnswerLine by Phone, Web, Facebook, Twitter
Liz Meimann et al.

For answers to just about any home and family question, families have been calling AnswerLine, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach telephone hotline for more than 30 years. With a recently updated website and a new Facebook page and Twitter account, AnswerLine now has even more ways to tackle whatever questions Iowans and other AnswerLine users may have.

April 13, 2012 10:20 AM
Agricultural Specialists Added to Expand ISU FARM Research Project
Mark Honeyman et al.

Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms and ISU Extension have hired two agricultural specialists to expand the ISU Farmer Assisted Research and Management, or ISU FARM, project.

April 13, 2012 08:57 AM
Yard and Garden: Damage Caused by Freezing Temperatures
Richard Jauron et al.

Early spring weather sped up plant, tree and shrub growth, making them vulnerable to several nights of cold temperatures this week. Fruit plants and trees were especially hard hit by freezing temperatures. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists have received many questions from gardeners concerned about damage to plants and trees.

April 11, 2012 11:02 AM
Learn How to Integrate Regional Food Systems in Nutrition Education, Outreach
Sarah Francis et al.

Current Issues in Nutrition, a two-part online conference from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, takes a closer look at why and how nutrition professionals can get involved with regional food systems.

April 11, 2012 10:48 AM
Iowa Learning Farms’ April Webinar Focuses on Women in Agriculture
Carol Brown et al.

The Iowa Learning Farms’ (ILF) April 18 webinar will feature Leigh Adcock, executive director of Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN).

April 10, 2012 02:41 PM
Iowa 4-H'ers Receive Award at 77th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Jay Staker et al.

The GIS Mapping Replication and Expansion Project, a unique partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and 4-H, was honored by the FWS and 4-H National Headquarters with the 2012 Connecting Youth with Nature through Natural Resources Conservation Education Award. Two Iowa youth, Jennifer and Benjamin Akers of Oskaloosa, were presented the award and spoke about the project within Iowa.

April 10, 2012 01:16 PM
Iowa Beef Center Director Here for the Long Haul
Dan Loy et al.

Dan Loy, who led the Iowa Beef Center in an interim capacity for two years, has been named permanent director. Loy is just the third director for the center, which began in 1996 through a legislative mandate.

April 9, 2012 06:59 AM
Iowa State Faculty and Extension Specialists Present Watershed Program
Allen Pattillo et al.

Iowa State University Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) specialists and faculty talked about physical, chemical and biological conditions of urban streams and the implications of daily actions by individuals with respect to stream health and sustainability during the Science Center of Iowa Cafe Scientifique. The program was recorded and is available online.

April 6, 2012 10:14 AM
4-H Announces Special Events for 2012 Iowa State Fair
Shelly Greving et al.

The Bratney Companies 4-H Robotics Challenge and Cook This! 4-H Culinary Challenge return to the 4-H Exhibits Building for five days of competition during the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Applications for both events will be accepted until June 1, and the youth teams selected and announced July 1.

April 6, 2012 09:19 AM
Celebrate Iowa Bats Friday April 13 in Des Moines
Rebecca Christoffel et al.

Friday, April 13 is the evening to celebrate the “Year of the Bat.” Youngsters and adults can explore Iowa’s incredibly fascinating and delightfully likeable masters of the night skies – bats – from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pioneer Columbus Community Center, 2100 S.E. 5th Street in Des Moines.

April 5, 2012 01:03 PM
Wellmark Foundation Grant Funds Awarded to Local Organizations to Promote Healthy Living
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Today the Wellmark Foundation presented over $400,000 to three grant recipients in Central Iowa. The organizations were chosen out of 111 applicants to receive funding to implement initiatives encouraging healthy lifestyles through programs that will teach healthy behaviors to children and school and community gardens.

April 4, 2012 03:47 PM
Yard and Garden: Perennials
Richard Jauron et al.

Perennials can be grown in nearly any garden location – sunny, shady, wet, dry, border or background. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists recommend perennials to meet specifications of many gardeners.

April 4, 2012 12:28 PM
Iowa 4-H Horse Jamboree Winners Move on to Competitions in Colorado and Ohio
Mike Anderson et al.

Almost 200 Iowa 4-H'ers competed in the 13th annual Iowa Youth Horse Jamboree March 24 and 25 at Iowa State University. A portion of the winners will represent Iowa 4-H at the Denver Horse Classic and Ohio Youth Congress this fall and winter.

April 4, 2012 08:19 AM
Early Planted Acres May Lose Replant Insurance
William Edwards et al.

The Risk Management Agency (USDA) has some specific rules about early planted crops with regard to crop insurance coverage. For each insurable crop RMA has set an “early planting date.” Acres planted before these dates are no longer eligible for replant coverage payments should it be necessary to replant them.

April 4, 2012 08:04 AM
Dunn Is FEEL Training Facility Coordinator
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The Field Extension Education Laboratory  begins the 2012 growing and training session with a new activities coordinator. On March 1, Joshua (Josh) Dunn started as FEEL coordinator with the responsibility of coordinating demonstration plots and scheduling training events at the 43-acre Iowa State University Extension and Outreach facility.

April 3, 2012 01:13 PM
Ricochet Leader Training May 17 and 18
Annette Brown et al.

Adults interested in leading youth in the Ricochet: An Extreme Leadership Adventure program can sign up for training in May. Leaders may be trained in three curricula.

April 3, 2012 12:53 PM
4-H Center Hosts Spring Volunteer Day April 28
Abbie Parker et al.

Calling all volunteers. The Iowa 4-H Center is hosting a Spring Volunteer Day April 28 to spruce up the camping center and get it ready for another busy summer.

April 3, 2012 12:46 PM
Bridging the Gap Program Wraps Up First Year, Plans for Second Year
Margaret Smith et al.

In May 2011, Iowa farm women began sharing their experiences in central Africa, where 80 percent of the farming is done by women. The collaboration was developed by a farmer-to-farmer project through Iowa State University’s Value Added Agriculture program with cooperation from a Ugandan nonprofit organization, Volunteer Efforts for Developing Concerns (VEDCO).

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