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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Lyon County

Lyon County is located in the far Northwest corner of Iowa, with many unique cooperative working relationships with bordering South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
 
Take some time to explore our site and learn how ISU Extension and Outreach is Building a Strong Iowa.

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Lyon County office will be open by appointment only beginning Monday, May 18. Please call the office at 712-472-2576 or email a staff member to schedule an appointment. You can find staff email addresses on our staff webpage. 

Please watch our website and Facebook page for more announcements. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding. Thank you!

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County News

July 22, 2020
Swine Building Maintenance the topic of online webinar series

The overall profitability of a livestock production operation greatly depends on the age of the buildings. Maintenance of the buildings is critical for their continued use, according to Kapil Arora, agricultural engineering specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. ISU Extension and Outreach is joining industry partners to offer a five-part webinar series on the maintenance issues faced by facility managers and maintenance crews. The sessions are geared toward livestock producers, livestock building owners and contractors, facility managers, maintenance crew members, engineers, designers and others interested in building maintenance.

July 1, 2020
Annual Land Leasing and Value Meetings offered in Northwest Iowa this August

Each land leasing and value meeting will focus on current farmland value and lease rate trends, methods for determining fair ag rents for 2021 and farmland lease communication and legalities, including how to write and terminate a lease. Proper social distancing and safety precautions will be taken for each in-person meeting. Each meeting will focus on current farmland value and lease rate trends, methods for determining fair ag rents for 2021 and farmland lease communication and legalities.

June 18, 2020
Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Trainings rescheduled to July, August 2020

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist Joel DeJong will host three Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Trainings in Northwest Iowa: July 23, July 28 and August 3, 2020. The trainings were canceled earlier this spring due to COVID-19, at which time the recertification training deadline was extended to Sept. 30, 2020. 

June 18, 2020
Beef Quality Assurance Trainings Gradually Resume in Northwest Iowa

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – While COVID-19 has changed a lot of things, major packers still require a current Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certificate from feedlot producers selling market-ready cattle. Beth Doran, beef specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said that’s why a set of certification workshops has been planned for northwest Iowa producers starting in early July.

January 16, 2019
Lyon County Manure Applicator Recertification - Reshow Policy

Lyon County Extension will reshow both the Commercial and Confinement Manure Applicator Programs on the second Thursday of each month, beginning March of each current year, for those that were unable to attend a workshop.

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