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(Posted on 6/5/2008)
ISU Extension Connection is the Connection for informational newsletters throughtout our state. Check it out, there is something for everyone! Check out what you didn't know until now. Just click on the picture of the newsletter and read for hours.

Wind Mill

Wind Energy Production
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
Wind farming presents numerous legal issues that landowners must consider carefully before entering into an agreement with a wind development company.

Hay

Hay Market News
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets.

children

Ready Set Know Program
(Posted on 9/2/2005)
Ready Set Know is a self protection program for children to Prevent Sexual Abuse.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Offers Tips for Users of Geographic Information Systems on International GIS Day
(Posted on 11/18/2009)
Observance of International Geographic Information Systems Day highlights resources available from ISU Extension for users of GIS computer software.
Implementation of Food & Fitness Community Action Plan Awarded Grant
(Posted on 11/17/2009)
Northeast Iowa group receives funding to continue promoting healthy, locally grown food and abundant opportunities for physical activity and play.
Conference Will Focus on Agriculture-based Bioeconomy Solutions
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Bioeconomy e-conferenceJames E Lovelock, called by some the paramedic to the planet, will offer the benefits of biochar as the first solution to greenhouse gases during his keynote address at the start of the conference.
Iowans Say Changes Due to Recession and Community Education Are Permanent
(Posted on 10/30/2009)
Iowans are making spending changes during the recession that may become permanent, according to a recent national poll. At the same time they are willing to help people who are struggling, as exemplified in Iowa's Horizons communities.

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Alan Ladd-Regional Education Extension Director
Phone: 712-366-7070
Fax: 712-366-7024
Email: aladd@extension.edu

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Phone: (712) 624-8616
Fax: (712) 624-8228
Email: stadams@iastate.edu

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