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Monthly Newsletters
(Posted on 3/11/2009)
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.

Annual Report To The Citizens of Sac County
(Posted on 10/27/2008)
Partnerships help Iowa State University Extension create a better future for all Iowans. Together we can improve quality of life in Iowa. Here are a few examples of Iowa State University Extension on Partnerships at work in Sac County.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Protecting Trees, Crown Gall and Houseplants
(Posted on 11/18/2009)
This week's answers discuss what to do to protect trees from nearby construction activity, the impact of crown gall on rose bushes and how houseplants can improve the air quality in your home.
Preparing Evergreens for Winter
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Protection efforts this fall will help your evergreen plantings make it safely through the winter.
Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Rubber Trees, Begonias and Arbor Vitae
(Posted on 11/12/2009)
This week's answers discuss how to propagate a rubber tree, humidity conditions needed by rex begonias and what browning of arborvitae needles indicates.
Why You Should Worry about Your Walnuts
(Posted on 11/9/2009)
Thousand cankers disease is a malady looming on the western horizon that has already claimed many Eastern Black Walnut trees transplanted to the western states.
Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Perennials, Amaryllis Bulbs, African Violets and Fertilizer
(Posted on 11/4/2009)
This week's answers discuss which perennials will not last forever in your landscape, how to have amaryllis blooms at Christmas, light needed by African violets, and how to store unused fertilizer.

Staff

Tom Duncan-Transition Manager
Phone: (712) 662-7131
Fax: (712) 662-7133
Email: duncan@iastate.edu

Eldon Everhart-Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist
Phone: (712) 755-3104
Fax: (712) 755-7112
Email: everhart@iastate.edu

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

Resources from ISU Extension