Cherokee County

A world of 4-H with you in it. Join 4-H!

Let your adventure begin! Explore your interests.

Help shape the leaders of tomorrow. Volunteer today!

Learn it. Grow it. Teach it. Become a Master Gardener.

Iowa State University Extension & Outreach: Cherokee County

When you need to make decisions that affect your family, farm, business or community, look to Cherokee County Extension and Outreach and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach for unbiased, research-based information and education to help you make better decisions!

 

2020 Cherokee County Fair Dates: July 15-19, 2020

County News

February 28, 2020
Northwest Iowa Summer Camps; 2020 Registration Opens March 16!

Our summer camps are offered throughout Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and Sioux Counties each summer beginning in June and continuing through early-August. The annual camp booklet is released each spring with online registration opening shortly after. For more information on summer camps, please contact your local ISU Extension and Outreach office. 

February 26, 2020
Pasture Renovation and Forage Management Webinar March 10

Pasture renovation and forage management is the focus of a statewide cow-calf webinar on March 10, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The webinar is the fourth in a series offered by the Iowa Beef Center and ISU Extension and Outreach. Local ISU Extension and Outreach Beef Program Specialist Beth Doran encourages livestock producers and ag landowners to take advantage of the free and convenient educational opportunity.

February 21, 2020
Dairy Heifer Facilities and Management Field Day March 31

The Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host a dairy design and management field day on March 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jones Dairy located at 2508 270th St., Milford. The program will specifically focus on design and ventilation of calf and heifer facilities, new research related to paired-calf management and the economics of heifer housing.

February 3, 2020
Registration for STEM Fest, Junior for 1st through 3rd graders OPENS February 10

STEM Fest, Junior is open to 1st through 3rd graders. Youth are invited to spend the morning learning and having fun while participating in hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Northwest Iowa Youth Development Team. 

January 13, 2020
Eye on Employees webinars to address farm labor concerns

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host a five-session webinar entitled “Eye on Employees,” beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5 from noon to 1:00 p.m. The webinars will address the main concerns that farm and, more specifically, dairy employers face. “Extension dairy specialists often get two types of questions concerning labor,” said Fred Hall, Northwest Iowa Dairy Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. “Number one, what is wrong with my hiring process? I can’t get people hired; and number 2, how do I close the ‘revolving door’ of employees coming and going?”

More County News
Statewide Resources
ISU Extension Home
Statewide Calendar

Featured "At Work for Iowa" article

Finding a Path to College and Careers

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach helps Latinx youth and their families gain information, skills, resources and networks so these young people can find a path to college and careers.

Read More
English Spanish
Connect with
Cherokee County
209 Centennial Drive, Suite A
Cherokee, IA 51012-2243
(712) 225-6196
Staff Directory
Map to Cherokee County Office
Contact Us
Follow ISU Extension & Outreach on Twitter
Find us on Facebook

Ask a Question

Subscribe to our news feeds

Share |