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USDA Grants and Guarenteed Loans
(Posted on 1/20/2008)
Grants and guaranteed loan financing are available for agricultural producers and rural small businesses to help business related facilities (not residential) reduce energy costs and plan for and market value added products.

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A Place of Your Own
(Posted on 7/10/2007)
For $45, Iowans can learn valuable information on selecting and financing a home through a new interactive online course. Successful participants also receive a certificate that may qualify them for lower interest rates.

Iowans Speak Out on the Bioeconomy
(Posted on 6/5/2007)
Some Iowans believe the state’s emerging bioeconomy is “the biggest change in agriculture since the plow,” while others expressed “cautious optimism” or suggested “stay objective” when asked their opinions by Iowa State University Extension.

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Reciprocity: Rural Communities & the Retail Marketplace
(Posted on 5/24/2007)
Many people today are willing to drive many miles to get what they want. Research shows that communities differ in their ability to attract customers. Why do some communities appeal to consumers more than others?

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 12
(Posted on 5/12/2008)
Listen to interviews about corn planting progress, high grain costs and livestock producers, Iowa’s racial and ethnic makeup, and more.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 5
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Listen to interviews about patience during planting season, La niña and corn and soybean yield, farm sector prosperity and the rural economy, and more.
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.

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Staff

Alison Boelman-Office Assistant/Bookkeper
Phone: (515) 382-6551
Fax: (515) 382-2696
Email: aboelman@iastate.edu

Dave Andrews-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (515) 382-6551
Fax: (515) 382-2696
Email: andrewsd@iastate.edu

Frank Owens-Community Development Specialist
Phone: (515) 235-4644
Fax:
Email: frowens@iastate.edu

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