Online Acreage Living Newsletter Provides Timely Topics for Rural Residents
Iowa State University Extension is bringing back its Acreage Living newsletter. The online newsletter provides timely research-based information for the new rural Iowa. One third of
The March issue of Acreage Living features articles on Iowa’s changing rural population, pasture management and how to use downed tree branches to your benefit.
Winter storms have left downed branches and trees as well as those old Christmas trees. An article on discarded trees and branches explains they can be beneficial rather than a burden. Learn about alternatives to burn piles. Create a habitat for birds, reptiles or small mammals. Improve your pond structure with discarded evergreen trees.
Spring is coming so it’s time to think about increasing the productivity of pastures with proper fertilization management. Learn more about what fertilizer works best for grass-dominant pastures and how to encourage the growth of legumes in Pasture Management and Forage Production, the first article in a three-part series.
Iowa State sociologists provide information on how Iowa’s rural non-farm population is increasing. Find out how that growth impacts local economic and social dynamics.
Each month the Acreage Living newsletter will provide timely research-based information. Topics will include neighbor relations, pet and horse care, small farm enterprises, rural residence maintenance, water quality and management, wildlife management, recreation and safety, landscape plantings and ponds. Read the March newsletter today at www.extension.iastate.edu/acreage/.
