Environment Information

native grasses

2009 Custom Rate Sheet
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
2009 Custom Rate Sheet

Community Builder

Community Builder
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Community Builder is a web based marketplace where community leaders can review and make selections from a variety of technical assistance, consulting and educational programs that will improve the quality of life in your community.

Fruits and Vegetables

Want to know what is a healthy snack, or something good for you to eat?
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Avoid Getting the Flu It’s everywhere; it’s everywhere! -- Critical information about the flu and how to avoid it!

apples

Health Newsletter
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Start slowly and make it a habit. Drastic changes can be a recipe for failure; small changes can make a big difference, if they last.

Pasture with Rainbow

2009 Cash Rent Survey
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
2009 Cash Rent Survey

Group Discussion

2009 ISU Extension Current News
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Current ISU News and Updates

Answer Line

AnswerLine for all of your needs!
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Have Questions relating to your home or family? Call or visit the Answer Line on-line by clicking on the link below!

Group Discussion

Balancing Sick Time & Work Time
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
If you’ve ever worked in an office seated next to a coughing, sneezing co-worker, you can appreciate the instruction from public health officials to stay home from work when ill.

Tough Times

How to handle Economic uncertainty.
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
A series of media pieces relating to the economic uncertainty during this time. We will have some articles relating to stress, budgets and how we can help people in NW Iowa to avoid the panic mode .

pasture with a rainbow

2009 Palo Alto County Extension Stakeholder Report
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
2009 Stakeholder Report is filled with events and facts that have occurred within our County and Extension!

cows eating

Field and Feedlot
(Posted on 10/28/2009)
Field & Feedlot- a monthly newsletter to help with all of your Livestock questions and updates.

Field Corn

Paul Kassel's Crop Bulletin
(Posted on 10/28/2009)
Paul Kassel's Monthly Crop Bulletin

Field Corn

Flex Leasing for Cash Rent
(Posted on 6/9/2009)
Fluctuating markets and uncertain yields make it difficult to arrive at a fair cash rental rate in advance of each crop year.

Ag Decision Maker

Ag Decision Maker
(Posted on 6/9/2009)
The latest on all of your farming needs and updates for the farming community.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Iowa Organic Conference Dec. 4-5 Marks Ninth Year
(Posted on 11/20/2009)
Iowa's organic conference will feature Jerry DeWitt as keynote speaker. DeWitt's work at ISU helped establish the nation's first organic research program at a land grant university.
Conference Will Focus on Agriculture-based Bioeconomy Solutions
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Bioeconomy e-conferenceJames E Lovelock, called by some the paramedic to the planet, will offer the benefits of biochar as the first solution to greenhouse gases during his keynote address at the start of the conference.
RUSLE2 and P Index Workshops for Manure and Nutrient Plan Writers Offered by ISU Extension
(Posted on 11/11/2009)
ISU Extension workshop provides RUSLE2 software orientation, includes real field examples to determine risk calculations of the Iowa P Index and covers parameters for RUSLE2 and P Index calculations on snow-covered or frozen ground.
New Publication Examines On-Farm Energy Use
(Posted on 11/3/2009)
“Farm Energy: How Much Energy Is Being Used on Your Farm?” (PM 2089A), is available to download from the ISU Extension Online Store. The publication offers initial steps that help farmers analyze their farm energy use.

Events


Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Staff

Kris Kohl-Agricultural Engineering Field Specialist
Phone: 712-732-5056
Fax: 712-732-5006
Email: kkohl1@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension