Livestock

Local Highlights

April 5, 2013

These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets.

February 25, 2013

The 2013 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey was just released.  For more information click here.

December 18, 2012

Locations are announced for private pesticide applicators to receive their continuing educational credits.   Please contact the corresponding extension office to sign up for the continuing education class. The fee to attend this educational option is $20 to ISU Extension. 

May 3, 2012

Anyone who is involved with the rental market for Iowa farmland knows that rental rates have been pushed significantly higher by the favorable corn and soybean prices that farmers have enjoyed since 2010. This trend continued in 2012.

February 8, 2012

The results are in!! The 2011 ISU Farm Research Project Results have been collected from 39 farmers-cooperatives conducting over 90 research trials.

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