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Listening, Learning and Working for a Strong IowaIn ISU Extension and Outreach, we always want to learn more about the challenges Iowans are facing and determine how we can help address those challenges. We are listening, learning, and working together with the people of our state to build a strong Iowa.
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Friday, December 14, 2018 - 11:05Dry Manure Applicator Certification Workshops Offered
Daniel Andersen, Melissa McEnany, Rachel Kennedy
Dry/solid manure applicator certification workshops meet manure applicator certification requirements for both confinement site manure applicators and commercial manure applicators who primarily apply dry or solid manure.
Friday, December 14, 2018 - 10:54Confinement Site Manure Applicator Workshops Scheduled for 2019
Daniel Andersen, Rachel Kennedy, Melissa McEnany
Confinement site manure applicators should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by ISU Extension and Outreach in January and February 2019 to receive required continuing education.
Friday, December 14, 2018 - 09:41Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled for Jan. 3, 2019
Daniel Andersen, Melissa McEnany, Rachel Kennedy
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct a Commercial Manure Applicator training on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Commercial manure applicators can attend the annual training to meet commercial manure applicator certification requirements.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 10:14Dougherty Joins ISU Extension and Outreach as Agricultural Engineering Specialist
Brian Dougherty
As a new agricultural engineering specialist, Dougherty will work with farmers and producers in the northeast portion of the state.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 09:56Yard and Garden: Poinsettia Care
Richard Jauron, Willy Klein
Correctly watering poinsettias will deter several common problems associated with this popular holiday flower. Iowa State horticulturists share how.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 10:26Commodity Prices and Higher Interest Rates Drive Modest Farmland Value Loss
Wendong Zhang
After a reprieve in 2017, commodity prices, interest rates and trade disruptions drove Iowa farmland values down for the fourth time in five years. The average statewide value of an acre of farmland is now estimated to be $7,264. This represents a decrease of 0.8 percent, or $62 per acre, from the 2017 estimate. Land values were determined by the 2018 Iowa State University Land Value Survey.
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