Livestock Information

Local News

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.

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.

News from Iowa State University Extension

SowBridge Educational Series Continues to Offer Distance Learning Flexibility and Convenience
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Registration for the successful SowBridge distance education program is now open.
Feeding Forages to Livestock Is Focus of November Conference
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Forage producers will hear about alternative uses, as well as issues related to storing and feeding forages at the Nov. 23-24 conference in Des Moines featuring speakers from ISU Extension and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center..
New ISU Extension Marketing Resource Helps Livestock Producers Face Volatile Prices
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
This new resource emphasizes the importance of establishing a profitable gross margin rather than focusing only on maximized revenues.
Conference Highlights New Technology’s Role in Beef Seedstock Production
(Posted on 10/20/2009)
Bull breeders can learn how to apply new technology to long-standing practices by attending the Dec. 10 Iowa Beef Center conference.
Iowa State Swine Nutrition Program Welcomes New Graduate Students
(Posted on 10/16/2009)
With five new graduate students and a lab manager, Iowa State University’s (ISU) applied swine nutrition program is focused squarely on the future.
Iowa Pork Industry Center to Offer PQA Plus™ Advisor Training Program
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
Application deadline for this PQA Plus™ Advisor Training session is Nov. 5.
Grazing Management for Water Quality Is Focus of Oct. 16 Webcast
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Convenience of webcast brings grazing management training -- specifically maximizing production and adequately managing environmental risks to the pasture -- to producers, crop advisers and professional animal scientists.
Livestock Producers Facing Explosion Hazards with Manure Pumping
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
Flash fires and explosions have been reported from methane and hydrogen sulfide buildup in liquid manure pits that are part of confinement feeding buildings.

Events


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Staff

Kapil Arora-Agricultural Engineering Specialist
Phone: (515) 382-6551
Fax: (515) 382-2696
Email: pbtiger@iastate.edu

Terry Steinhart-Swine Specialist
Phone: (641) 622-2680
Fax: (641) 622-2637
Email: tsteinha@iastate.edu

Denise Schwab-Beef/Forage Specialist
Phone: (319) 642-5504
Fax: (319) 642-5505
Email: dschwab@iastate.edu

Mark Storlie-Swine Specialist
Phone: (563) 425-3331
Fax:
Email: mstorlie@iastate.edu

Larry Tranel-Dairy Specialist
Phone: (563) 583-6496
Fax:
Email: tranel@iastate.edu

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