Farm Management Information

Local News

E-Farm Management

Crop Marketing, Insurance and Weather
(Posted on 3/8/2007)
Recently Steve Johnson and Elwynn Taylor worked together on Breeze presentations addressing the ag hot topics of weather, marketing and insurance.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Midwest Composting Course Offered in Iowa
(Posted on 4/24/2008)
The school focuses on a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, facility operator panel discussions and problem solving.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 21
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather conditions during planting, land values, the health of manufacturing, Iowa States’ sesquicentennial and more.
Agritourism Producers Encouraged to Register Operations on Visit Iowa Farms Web Site
(Posted on 4/17/2008)
Agritourism producers are encouraged to list their agritourism operations on a central Web site hosted by Iowa State University Extension, www.visitiowafarms.org.
Survey Indicates Higher Rates This Year for Custom Farm Machinery Work
(Posted on 4/11/2008)
Extension publication FM 1698 offers current data on the costs of machinery services such as tillage, planting, spraying, fertilizer application, grain harvesting, grain drying, grain storage, forage harvesting and machinery rental.

Events


Crop and Pest Management
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Staff

Kelvin Leibold-Farm Management Field Specialist
Phone: 641-648-4850
Fax: 641-648-4862
Email: kleibold@iastate.edu

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

James L. Patton-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 515-576-2119
Fax: 515-576-6447
Email: jlpatton@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension