County News

Not sure exactly how to put your presentation together for your club meeting – or maybe a working exhibit is more to your liking.  Check out these tips: Presentation Pointers, Do a Working Exhibit, Electronic 4H Presentations. 

Monthly newsletter for Poweshiek 4-H members, leaders, familes and friends.

4-H Camera Coprs is for 4-H members who desire challenges to expand their photography skills.

Poweshiek County 4Hers are invited to be part of the Million Pillowcase Project - a county wide service project.

It’s hard to talk about passing on the farm. Managing for Today and Tomorrow is for farm and ranch women of all ages who want to plan now for a successful transition later.  Through this five-session program, farm women will learn about the four components that create a successful transition—Succession, Business, Estate, and Retirement Planning.  Don’t miss this opportunity. Seats are limited.

Many of you know, or maybe your parents know of someone who has made a difference in someone’s life, through 4-H. The Iowa 4-H Foundation and Iowa 4-H are once again sponsoring the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame to recognize individuals or couples who have made a contribution to 4-H.

The Tall Corn Meat Goat Wether Assn. is hosting the 2013 Meat & Boer Goat Ex-travaganza April 27, 2013 at the Washington Co. Extension Office, Washington, Ia. (held in Poweshiek County last year).

Join Poweshiek County Extension on April 10^th for a bottle calf and sheep presentation given by Bryon Leu at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds in Grinnell.

 Iowa farmers who perform custom work, hire work done, or some of both have the 2013 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey schedule as a guide in determining custom rates.

This information is based on a survey of 249 Iowa farmers, custom operators, and farm managers.  For each operation, the average rate from the survey and the range are shown.