Cherokee County

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a ServSafe® food safety certification class at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Cherokee on Aug. 16. The class will prepare individuals to become Certified Food Protection Managers (CFPM), a requirement for food establishments in Iowa. The ServSafe® program blends information from the latest FDA Food Code, food safety research, and years of food sanitation training experience and is administered through the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. 

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host its annual Farmland Leasing and Value Meeting at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9 at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Cherokee. The meeting is intended for current and prospective tenants and landlords, and will cover: farmland ownership and tenue in Iowa; cover crop research and methods to implement in lease agreements; current cash rental rate and land value survey results; methods for determining fair rent for 2019; legal aspects of farmland leases including strategies for writing and terminating a farm lease; and ISU Extension and Outreach web-based and other resources.