Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explain how to grow the moth orchid, a variety considered to be one of the easiest orchids to grow indoors. Read more about Yard and Garden: Grow a Moth Orchid
Patrick Hatting has joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as a farm management specialist, working with farmers in southwest Iowa. Read more about Hatting Joins Iowa State as Extension Farm Management Specialist
ISU Extension and Outreach will be offering a two-day short course focusing on principles of soils, soil fertility and nutrient management to help crop production professionals make sound decisions. Read more about Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Short Course Begins Feb. 19
Brooke Blessington has accepted the position of regional director for Region 18, serving Cass, Adair, Adams, Union, Clarke, Taylor, Ringgold and Decatur counties, effective Jan. 14. Read more about Brooke Blessington Begins Role as Extension Regional Director
The stress of farming can strain a couple’s relationship, but the relationship doesn’t have to break, says David Brown, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Read more about Relationship Education Available for Farm Couples
Research by Iowa State University shows that active farmer involvement in watershed management groups and other conservation networks is key to adopting conservation practices like cover crops. Read more about Farmers Active in Watershed Groups More Likely to Plant Cover Crops
ISU Extension beef specialist Denise Schwab said those who attend advanced calving clinics in early February will learn something new regardless of experience with calving out cows. Read more about Two Advanced Calving Clinics Planned for Eastern Iowa
Flowers are one of the best antidotes to the icy winds of winter. This winter consider growing a clivia plant. Read more about Yard and Garden: Brighten Winter with a Clivia Plant
Those attending webinars will learn about managing vegetable pests, engaging with new audiences and gardening in containers. Read more about Winter Webcasts Are Educational Opportunity for Master Gardeners
SowBridge, the distance education series for those who work with sows, boars and piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues, begins its eleventh program year in February 2019. Registration is underway until Jan. 15. Read more about Registration for 2019 SowBridge Educational Series Now Open
ISU Extension and Outreach will host three, half-day workshops to provide information for commercial vegetable and fruit growers on managing risks and developing relationships with buyers to sell their products into wholesale markets. Read more about MarketReady Workshops Help Local Food Growers Scale Up
Iowa Learning Farms' January webinar features Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Jackie Comito, ILF program director. Read more about Iowa Learning Farms Webinar is a Conservation Chat with Secretary Naig
Beef producers in the three-state region will hear from university and industry experts at the Driftless Region Beef Confernce to gain new insight into profitable and sustainable beef production. The conference is a joint effort of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois extension services. Read more about Driftless Region Beef Conference to Feature Burke Teichert
PorkBridge, a distance education series for those who own, manage or work in swine grow-finish facilities, begins Feb. 7 and offers programs on an every-other month basis through Dec. 5. Read more about 2019 PorkBridge Education Series Begins in February
Because of federal tax law changes in 2018, Iowans’ tax returns are going to look different this year, according to Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. When tax law changes, it is even more important to get well-informed guidance, Wollan said. Read more about Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Can Help Iowans with 2018 Tax Returns
The Visit Iowa Farms program will hold an Agritourism Destination Safety and Health Best Practices workshop Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the ISU Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County office in Waterloo. Read more about Workshop Offers Agritourism Safety and Best Practices Information
Those in the animal food industry and interested in training leading to the Preventive Controls Qualified Individual designation required by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance are encouraged to attend the course. Read more about Iowa State Offers Course on Preventive Controls for Animal Feed
The history and bits of trivia about mistletoe, Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti, and poinsettias are certain to be safe conversation topics for family gatherings. Learn fun facts about these holiday plants. Read more about Yard and Garden: Fun Facts about Holiday Plants
A webinar discussing changes dairy producers should be aware of in the new farm bill will be held on Thursday, Dec. 27 at noon. The free webinar will be held by Marin Bozic, assistant professor in applied economics at the University of Minnesota. Read more about Farm Bill Implications for Dairy Producers Is Topic of Webinar
A new technology for cleansing nutrients from water leaving Iowa’s tile-drained fields began with two Iowa State University researchers brainstorming after a professional meeting. Their “back of the napkin” discussion in 2010 led to development of saturated riparian buffers, a new conservation practice that is rapidly gaining interest in Iowa and far beyond. Read more about Iowa State Advances Saturated Riparian Buffers as Promising Water-quality Practice for Crop Fields
Dry/solid manure applicator certification workshops meet manure applicator certification requirements for both confinement site manure applicators and commercial manure applicators who primarily apply dry or solid manure. Read more about Dry Manure Applicator Certification Workshops Offered
Confinement site manure applicators should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by ISU Extension and Outreach in January and February 2019 to receive required continuing education. Read more about Confinement Site Manure Applicator Workshops Scheduled for 2019
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct a Commercial Manure Applicator training on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Commercial manure applicators can attend the annual training to meet commercial manure applicator certification requirements. Read more about Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled for Jan. 3, 2019
As a new agricultural engineering specialist, Dougherty will work with farmers and producers in the northeast portion of the state. Read more about Dougherty Joins ISU Extension and Outreach as Agricultural Engineering Specialist
Correctly watering poinsettias will deter several common problems associated with this popular holiday flower. Iowa State horticulturists share how. Read more about Yard and Garden: Poinsettia Care
