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Mid to Late September- 2009 Hay Price Update
(Posted on 10/1/2009)
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. Auctions were chosen to reflect prices across Iowa. Other nearby auctions may exist. No endorsement of the listed auctions is intended.

Weaning Management Meeting Available Online
(Posted on 9/21/2009)
The Iowa Beef Center is adding online meetings to the way it offers information. In addition to holding local meetings and statewide conferences, a new format – the online meeting – is being debuted this fall.

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Iowa Beef Center Newsletter
(Posted on 9/1/2009)
Here is this month's newsletter from the Iowa Beef Center. The topic for the March issue was manure value, and IBC nutrient specialist Joe Lally wrote a piece on improving the value of your manure; he was also the featured staff member. Software specialist Garland Dahlke gave an overview of the Manure Nutrient Value Calculator that producers can access through the IBC Web site.

News from Iowa State University Extension

SowBridge Educational Series Continues to Offer Distance Learning Flexibility and Convenience
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Registration for the successful SowBridge distance education program is now open.
Feeding Forages to Livestock Is Focus of November Conference
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Forage producers will hear about alternative uses, as well as issues related to storing and feeding forages at the Nov. 23-24 conference in Des Moines featuring speakers from ISU Extension and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center..
New ISU Extension Marketing Resource Helps Livestock Producers Face Volatile Prices
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
This new resource emphasizes the importance of establishing a profitable gross margin rather than focusing only on maximized revenues.
Conference Highlights New Technology’s Role in Beef Seedstock Production
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Bull breeders can learn how to apply new technology to long-standing practices by attending the Dec. 10 Iowa Beef Center conference.
Iowa State Swine Nutrition Program Welcomes New Graduate Students
(Posted on 10/16/2009)
With five new graduate students and a lab manager, Iowa State University’s (ISU) applied swine nutrition program is focused squarely on the future.
Iowa Pork Industry Center to Offer PQA Plus™ Advisor Training Program
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
Application deadline for this PQA Plus™ Advisor Training session is Nov. 5.
Grazing Management for Water Quality Is Focus of Oct. 16 Webcast
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Convenience of webcast brings grazing management training -- specifically maximizing production and adequately managing environmental risks to the pasture -- to producers, crop advisers and professional animal scientists.
Livestock Producers Facing Explosion Hazards with Manure Pumping
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Flash fires and explosions have been reported from methane and hydrogen sulfide buildup in liquid manure pits that are part of confinement feeding buildings.

Staff

Beth Doran-Beef Field Specialist
Phone: 712-737-4230
Fax: 712-737-3590
Email: doranb@iastate.edu

Ron Hook-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 712-754-3648
Fax: 712-754-3649
Email: rhook@iastate.edu

Chris Mondak-Dairy Field Specialist
Phone: 712-737-4230
Fax: 712-737-3590
Email: cmondak@iastate.edu

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

Dave Stender-Swine Field Specialist
Phone: 712-225-6196
Fax: 712-225-3173
Email: dstender@iastate.edu

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