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Commercial Pesticide Applicators Continuing Instruction Courses
(Posted on 1/9/2008)
Scott County Extension will serve as a site for the upcoming Continuing Instructional Courses (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
(Posted on 7/23/2008)
Turfgrass performance in shady areas, cucumber varieties, and how to keep raccoons out of sweet corn plantings are topics for this week.
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Not Found in Iowa Yet, Residents Asked to Prepare
(Posted on 7/23/2008)
Update on the status of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Iowa including what is being done to track the insect and slow its spread. What citizens can do to help prepare.
Redheaded Ash Borer Also a Threat to Ash Trees
(Posted on 7/21/2008)
Red Headed Ash BorerEmerald ash borer has been getting attention lately as a threat to ash trees, but there's also a redheaded borer that can attack weak specimens.
Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
(Posted on 7/18/2008)
Controlling Japanese beetles, watering raspberries and selecting perennials for wet soils are the topics for this week's questions.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of July 14
(Posted on 7/16/2008)
Listen to interviews about soybean yields and disease, weather and crop conditions, the Beginning Farmer Center, floods and plant disease, community development conference and more.
Hard Times for Iowa Conifers
(Posted on 7/14/2008)
Wet weather in 2008 has caused drowning symptoms for many trees that do not like wet feet.
Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
(Posted on 7/11/2008)
Transplanting sumacs, identification of the Osage orange and what to do about a Sunburst Locust that is not thriving are the topics for this week's questions.
Now Is Time to Renovate June-bearing Strawberries
(Posted on 7/7/2008)
Taking care of your strawberry bed after harvest will help ensure a good crop for several more years.
Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
(Posted on 7/3/2008)
Chinese cabbage, growths on grape leaves and summer squash are topics for this week's questions answered by ISU horticulture experts.
Should You Sell Your Extra Produce at a Farmers’ Market?
(Posted on 7/2/2008)
The answer about selling your produce may not be as simple as you think. ISU Extension's small farms specialist, Andy Larson, provides many options to consider.
Upcoming ISU Field Days Highlight Fruits and Vegetables
(Posted on 7/2/2008)
Events scheduled for July 21 in Mitchell and Howard Counties and for July 24 in Shelby County.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 30
(Posted on 6/30/2008)
Listen to interviews about crops and weather, mosquitoes, tomatoes and salmonella, community leadership and more.
The Not So Sweet Pest of Sweet Corn
(Posted on 6/30/2008)
One of the pure pleasures of summertime in Iowa is eating sweet corn fresh from the garden or farmers market. But one pest can make the joy of eating corn rather unsavory.
Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
This week the experts offer advice on controllling white clover in a lawn, whether cucumbers will cross-pollinate with other vine crops, when to deadhead peonies and how to grow tree peonies in Iowa.

Staff

Duane Gissel-Horticulturist
Phone: 563-359-7577
Fax: 563-355-6569
Email: gissel@iastate.edu

Patrick O'Malley-Field Specialist - Commercial Horticulture
Phone: (319) 337-2145
Fax: (319) 337-7864
Email: omall@iastate.edu

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