Learn more about swath grazing during an educational pasture walk Feb. 21 in southcentral Iowa. Experts with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will explain this winter-grazing strategy.
The North Central Iowa Research Association, in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host its annual meeting on Thursday, March 9, in Clarion.
The State 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl and State 4-H Skillathon contests will be held together on Saturday, April 1, at Iowa State University. The deadline for registration is March 27.
A swine veterinarian with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will lead three Pork Quality Assurance Advisor virtual certification sessions beginning in April. Applications are now being accepted for all three sessions.
Whether it’s $500 or $5,000, the way you use your tax refund can have a real impact on your personal and financial wellbeing. Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, offers some suggestions on how to use your tax refund.
Following safe food handling practices and research-based food preservation recipes is a crucial step for preventing foodborne illness. In summer 2022, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach collaborated with Mrs. Wages, a Kent Precision Foods Group brand of home food preservation products, to provide food preservation education to Iowans for free or at a reduced cost.
Regional pork conferences will feature timely industry updates by experts with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. There are four sessions, one each day Feb. 20-23, at different locations, all starting at 1 p.m. All are free.
A leader with the Risk Management Agency for the United States Department of Agriculture will give an update on RMA and crop insurance topics during the Feb. 8 conservation webinar with Iowa Learning Farms.
The Iowa Forage and Grassland Council annual conference will be held Feb. 28 in Ames, at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens.
K-12 teachers and other educators are invited to learn about Youth Pollinator Education and Action, a program to educate youth of all ages about pollinator biology, its importance and conservation. A free training opportunity will be offered Feb. 24-25 in person at Iowa Lakeside Lab in Milford.
A wine specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach wants to know more about how Iowans purchase and consume wine. Her survey is open through Feb. 13 and participation is anonymous.
Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offer tips to propagate your favorite houseplants.
Growing Together projects are being funded across Iowa to increase food security and healthy food access. The 30 funded projects are supported by the Master Gardener program and SNAP-Education through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
A monarch expert from Connecticut will speak Feb. 1 during the weekly webinar with Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
The next virtual Local Food Leader Certification will be held this spring, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The certification is intended for beginning local food practitioners, although it is open for anyone who is interested in food systems development and collaboration.
A small farms expert with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers some basic advice to those looking to enter or improve their backyard poultry investment.
A publication that provides farmers and landowners with practical advice on establishing prairie vegetation has been recognized nationally by the American Society of Agronomy. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Conservation Learning Group produced the guide.
The next Relying on Rural Resilience webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. Central time. An Iowa State University professor and a mental health counselor will discuss engaging rural Latinx immigrant families in health outreach. This quarterly webinar series highlights findings based on more than 20 years of research with low-income, rural families across the United States.
Women horse owners and caretakers will have an opportunity to learn more about Iowa’s equine industry from a business and production perspective, during a four-session course on equine management decisions. The in-person program begins Feb. 9 at the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Adair County office in Greenfield.
Billy Beck, forestry specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will discuss the benefits of beavers in relation to in-stream conservation during a free virtual field day on Feb. 9.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publication “Organic No-Till Production” provides a “how-to” for organic no-till production in Iowa.
The 4-H Nutcracker Ballet + STEM program received the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council Seal of Approval in December 2022. This recognition indicates that a program or event officially advances one of the most progressive state STEM initiatives in the country. In 2022 over 2,000 youth registered for the in-person or livestreamed experience.
Bruce Arendt has accepted the position of regional director with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach serving Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee and Chickasaw counties in northeastern Iowa. He begins the position Feb. 6.
Conservation expert Maria Lemke with The Nature Conservancy in Illinois will speak during Iowa Learning Farms webinar Jan. 25.
The 2022 Farm Poll shows the quality of life for farmers and their families improved significantly over the past year. See the full results, published by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
