Farm Management Information

Local News

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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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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.

150th

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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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

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!

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.

Staff

Thomas Olsen-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: (712) 662-7131
Fax: (712) 662-7133
Email: tolsen@iastate.edu

Mark Licht-ISU Extension Field Agronomist
Phone: 712-792-2364
Fax: 712-792-2366
Email: lichtma@iastate.edu

Tom Duncan-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (712) 662-7131
Fax: (712) 662-7133
Email: duncan@iastate.edu

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

Julie Hlas-External Relations Specialist
Phone: (712) 274-0048
Fax: (712) 274-7323
Email: hlas@iastate.edu

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

Resources from ISU Extension