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National Animal ID Program
(Posted on 2/23/2006)
Premise Identification is First Step to Help Fight Animal Disease in New Program. Iowa livestock producers are to begin the process of formally identifying their farm animals for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

News from Iowa State University Extension

Midwest Composting Course Offered in Iowa
(Posted on 4/24/2008)
The school focuses on a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, facility operator panel discussions and problem solving.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 21
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather conditions during planting, land values, the health of manufacturing, Iowa States’ sesquicentennial and more.
Agritourism Producers Encouraged to Register Operations on Visit Iowa Farms Web Site
(Posted on 4/17/2008)
Agritourism producers are encouraged to list their agritourism operations on a central Web site hosted by Iowa State University Extension, www.visitiowafarms.org.
Survey Indicates Higher Rates This Year for Custom Farm Machinery Work
(Posted on 4/11/2008)
Extension publication FM 1698 offers current data on the costs of machinery services such as tillage, planting, spraying, fertilizer application, grain harvesting, grain drying, grain storage, forage harvesting and machinery rental.

Staff

Tim Eggers-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 712-542-5171
Fax:
Email: teggers@iastate.edu

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