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Building Healthy RelationshipsWhen a couple has a strong, stable relationship, they can build a healthy foundation for their family. That’s the message of Healthy Relationship Education Training. ISU Extension and Outreach recently offered the training to Iowa State ROTC students who will serve as leaders in the military after graduation.
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Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 14:48Tours of Automatic Milking Systems Feature Precision Management
Jennifer Bentley, Larry Tranel
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy team has scheduled a series of farm tours to offer first-hand looks at the way fellow dairy farmers are managing automatic milking systems in new or retrofit facilities.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 11:45Yard and Garden: Trees Add Colorful Foliage
Richard Jauron, Willy Klein
Horticulturists with ISU Extension and Outreach share information about adding trees with colorful fall foliage to home landscapes.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 10:12New Director Named for Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University
Matt Helmers, Ed Adcock
Matt Helmers, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and extension agricultural engineer, began his duties as the director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center on Sept. 1.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 10:24More Iowa Youth Are Joining 4-H Clubs and Programs
Andrea Nelson
Iowa 4-H program club memberships increased during the 2017-2018 program year to over 23,000 young people in grades 4-12 and an additional 7,400 youth grades K-3 in the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids program.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 09:24Water Rocks! Refreshes and Streamlines Online Presence
Ann Staudt
Water Rocks!, a statewide water education program based at Iowa State University, recently updated its website at www.waterrocks.org. The update includes an interactive county map and optimization to ensure compatibility with mobile devices, tablets and popular web browsers.
Monday, September 17, 2018 - 08:20Soybean Harvest Strategy for Securing MFP Payment
Steven Johnson
The lion’s share of payments under the United States Department of Agriculture’s new Market Facilitation Program are going to pork and soybean producers. Given the most recent USDA production estimates, Iowa producers stand to gain more than $550 million from this program.
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