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Crop News - Flooding in the Fields
(Posted on 6/8/2008)
Many farmers have been affected in some way from the recent floods. Before growers try anything, be sure it is the best option for your crops!

Pesticide Application

2007-2008 Private Pesticide Applicators Continuing Education
(Posted on 12/5/2007)
Find here a schedule of Pesticide Applicator Testing and Trainings with times and locations.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Check Farm Ponds for Floodwater Damage
(Posted on 7/3/2008)
Farm pond owners need to consider some possible damaging effects brought by Iowa’s spring floodwaters.
ISU Extension Audio: Water Quality Issues; Dealing with Dead Livestock; Wet Weather and Crop Scouting
(Posted on 6/27/2008)
Listen to audio interviews with ISU Extension specialists on flood-related issues: water quality, dealing with dead livestock, and wet weather and crop scouting.
Lots of Mosquitoes this Year? Maybe, ISU Extension Entomologist Says
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
Will Iowa be home to a lot of floodwater mosquitoes this year, thanks to widespread flooding in the state? Maybe, says Ken Holscher, Iowa State University Extension entomologist. But coming rains may have a greater effect.
NatureMapping Offered in Franklin County
(Posted on 6/23/2008)
Workshop on July 26 to teach citizen volunteers how to collect information on Iowa's wildlife populations and offers opportunity for hands-on environmental education.
ISU Expert Answers Questions about Flood–Related Well Water Concerns
(Posted on 6/18/2008)
ISU Extension provides information on how to get your well tested and on the risks of contamination from flood waters.
Emergency Crop Meeting Offered in Taylor County
(Posted on 6/17/2008)
The meeting will be held June 18 in Lenox.
June 14, 2008 Iowa State University Extension Flooding Media Advisory
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
ISU Extension specialists have released more materials for media covering Iowa flooding.
Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
The meeting be held on June 20 in Durant.
Emergency Crop Meeting Planned for South Central Iowa
(Posted on 6/13/2008)
The Crop Replant, Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions meeting will be held in Greenfield on June 16.
Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Programs Offered
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
The meetings will be held June 18 inat the Linn and Washington ISU Extension County offices.
Media Advisory: Flood-Related Resources
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
If you need help weathering the recent storms, Iowa State University Extension offering a variery of resources.
ISU Extension Offers Emergency Crop Meeting
(Posted on 6/11/2008)
Iowa State University Extension is sponsoring this event at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Northeast Iowa Research Farm near Nashua to provide information that will help farmers understand their options when making difficult economic and agronomic decisions over the next few weeks.

Resources from ISU Extension