CHEROKEE, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer two opportunities to attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course led by Extension Field Agronomist Joel DeJong. The first session is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12 beginning at 9:30 a.m. during the Cherokee County Ag Show at the Little Sioux Event Center (formerly the bowling alley) in Cherokee. If the February date does not work for you, the course will be offered again on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cherokee High School Auditorium.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Changes in production practices and the impact of the new Farm Bill for cow-calf producers are the focus of three northwest Iowa Cow-Calf Meetings coming up in early-March. Meetings are scheduled for March 4 at the Plymouth County Extension Office in Le Mars, March 5 at the Sac County Extension Office in Sac City, and March 6 at the Public Library in Rock Rapids. All meetings will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.