Welcome to Iowa State University in Sac County

Sac County Extension is the outreach of Iowa State University. When you need help making decisions that affect you, your family, community, business, or farm, the Sac County Extension Service can be your source of unbiased research and information.

The Sac County Extension stakeholders'report showcases Extension partnerships and programming. Please take a few moments to review some of the Sac County Extension Services programs.

Extension Tip of the Week (TOW) is a feature that can be sent to you directly by email. These tips, sent weekly, will be brief and address timely topics covering a variety of subject matters.  Each week, the subject of the tip will be listed in the subject line, helping you to determine if the tip will be of interest to you.  To subscribe to Tip of the Week - send an email to mailto:jenruben@iastate.edu with TOW in the subject line and we will add you to our list.

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News

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Ignite the Flame
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
In June, over 1000 teenagers will gather on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities.

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2007 Crop Yield Reports
(Posted on 3/25/2008)
Seed companies and producers will be able to get early results from the Iowa Crop Improvement Association's (ICIA) corn, soybean, small grain and alfalfa crop performance tests.Early Corn and Soybean Crop Performance Test Results are Available on the Web

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ISU Extension Tip of the Week
(Posted on 3/25/2008)
Extension Tip of the Week (TOW) can be sent to you directly by e-mail. These tips will be sent weekly and will cover a variety of topics. They will be brief and timely.

Horizons

Horizons Program in Sac City
(Posted on 3/12/2008)
Sac City Actively Involved in Horizons Program

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4-H & Youth Newsletters
(Posted on 3/11/2008)
Don't miss out on the 4-H newsletters.

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Monthly Newsletters
(Posted on 3/11/2008)
Read the current articles on up-to-date crops information, other agricultural information, horticultural information, and family related matters as written by several ISU Extension Field Specialists serving Sac County.

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2007 - 2008 4-H Calendar
(Posted on 3/6/2008)
2007 - 2008 Dates to Remember for Sac County 4-H Families

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ISU Extension Sac County Celebrates 150th
(Posted on 3/2/2008)
ISU Extension in Sac County commemorated ISU’s 150th birthday.

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Sac County Barn Quilts
(Posted on 2/25/2008)
Sac County Covered with Barn Quilts

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Farm Economics - Check for the most requested publications
(Posted on 2/22/2008)
Includes the most requested publications -- Cash Rent Surveys, Leases, Custom Rates, Production Cost Worksheets, IA Farmland Values, etc

Admissions

Start Your ISU Future Here
(Posted on 8/30/2007)
Become an ISU college student. Your adventure is about to begin.

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Setting Up and Organizing Your Home Filing System
(Posted on 6/14/2007)
How do I set up a good filing system so I don't spend so much time looking for things?

Sac County

Sac County Rated 7th of Best Places to Live in Rural America
(Posted on 2/2/2007)
Sac County made Progressive Farmer's Top Ten List of the Best Places in Rural America!