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Tri County Ag Marketing Club
(Posted on 10/29/2009)
Tri-County Ag Marketing Club will meet November 18, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. The program will be Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm Management Specialsit. He will highlight grain quality, storage and marketing strategies and year-end management decisions.

Newsletters from ISU Extension Field Specialist
(Posted on 9/3/2008)
Read the latest newsletters, Food & Fitness, Hay Prices, Crop Happenings and Ag Marketing Strategies from ISU Extension Field Specialist.

Weather, Marketing & Insurance
(Posted on 3/2/2007)
Steve Johnson & Elwynn Taylor have worked together to create Breeze presentations addressing the agriculture topics of Weather, Marketing and Insurance.

February Ethanol Feeds Newsletter
(Posted on 1/31/2007)
With the increased interest across the state and in Tama County in Ethanol production the area beef field specialist have prepared a newsletter on distillers grains.

2009 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey
(Posted on 1/30/2007)
The Iowa State University Extension 2009 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey is available online.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Late Harvest and Crop Insurance Coverage
(Posted on 11/6/2009)
With harvest moving very slowly producers may need to request additional time to complete harvest from their crop insurance company.

Integrated Crop Management Conference set for Dec. 2-3
(Posted on 10/15/2009)
Early registration is recommended for this popular program that includes 34 workshops and a wide range of presentations by ISU faculty and staff and invited speakers from around the Midwest.

ISU Extension Offers 2009 Ag Chemical Dealer Updates
(Posted on 10/15/2009)
Program will provide information and recommendations on new products available for crop production. Each meeting is approved for Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) credits and for recertification for Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators in categories 1A, 1B, 1C and 10.

Iowa Learning Farm Hosts Strip-Till Field Day in Emmetsburg
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
The Iowa Learning Farm will host a strip-till field day at Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The field day will allow farmers to see strip-tillage equipment in action from several suppliers and hear from educators and experienced farmers who have been practicing strip-tillage.