Joe Otto, director of special projects and partnerships with the Soil and Water Conservation Society, will speak on lake drainage in Iowa during a Jan. 11 webinar by Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
To help Iowa cattlemen and women prepare for a successful calving season, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a hands-on calving clinic on Jan. 18. The workshop will be held at the Dunlap Livestock Auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Success of local food procurement efforts supported by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has led to the creation of the Iowa Farm to ECE Learning Collaborative.
Keith Schilling, state geologist and director with the Iowa Geological Survey, will discuss the important role that floodplains can have in relation to watershed management during a Jan. 4 webinar with Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
The I-29 Moo University will hold a winter workshop Jan. 11, with a focus on carbon credits and market access. Specialists from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will participate in the discussion.
The Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has named Rebecca Bowen Sawyer as its new business administrator.
Brynn Friedrich has accepted the position of regional director with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach serving Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and Fayette counties in northern Iowa. She begins the position Jan. 3, 2023.
Jason Henderson has been appointed vice president of Iowa State University’s extension and outreach programs. Henderson, who currently serves as director of extension and senior associate dean for faculty development in the Purdue University College of Agriculture, as well as assistant vice provost for engagement, will join Iowa State on April 3, 2023.
Dairy goat producers can improve their skills by participating in webinars being offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Iowa State University’s Farm Transitions Conference, slated for Feb. 9-10 in Ames, will bring together experts and experienced landowners from a wide range of backgrounds with the goal of improving the farm transition process.
The Women in Ag Program at Iowa State University, part of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is offering Annie’s Project and Annie’s-inspired farm business management courses in several locations across the state this winter.
Iowa 4-H members recently participated in national 4-H livestock competitions at the North American International Livestock Exposition held in Louisville, Kentucky. Benton County represented Iowa 4-H in the livestock judging and livestock skillathon competitions, and Franklin County represented Iowa 4-H in the livestock quiz bowl contest.
The specialty crop industry will gather Feb. 22-23 in Ankeny for the annual Iowa Specialty Producers Conference, presented in part by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Jolene Brown, a family farmer and motivational speaker from eastern Iowa, will provide the keynote address.
Swine producers can register for the 2023-2024 SowBridge educational program, which will provide timely insight to those who work with sows, boars and piglets, according to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland jumped 17% in 2022, according to the Iowa State University Land Value Survey.
Etienne (Herrick) Sutton, a graduate student from the University of Michigan, will speak on ways farmers can manage cover crop diversity on their farms during a Dec. 21 webinar with Iowa Learning Farms.
Women landowners, farmers and ag retailers will have the opportunity to meet again this winter to learn more about agronomy and related agricultural topics from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Master Gardener Training will be offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in February. The application period begins Jan. 9 and the first training session is Feb. 20.
Aaron Steil of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explains options for Christmas tree selection, care and disposal in a recent article for ISU Extension and Outreach’s Horticulture and Home Pest News.
Research from Iowa State University shows periodically projecting randomly moving, dot-sized laser lights on the floor of broiler pens stimulates birds’ predatory instincts and encourages them to be more active.
Lisa Schulte Moore, a natural resource ecology and management professor at Iowa State University, will discuss restoring grassland cover for renewable natural gas production during the Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar Dec. 14.
Four women making positive changes in Iowa agriculture were honored at the Iowa Women in Ag Leadership Conference organized by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. They were recognized for creating a more sustainable Iowa by improving economic resiliency and stability; conserving natural resources; and being influential agricultural leaders, family members and community volunteers.
The Driftless Region Beef Conference will be held Jan. 26-27 in Dubuque, with industry updates from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The 2023 conference will focus on practices to survive the market volatility into the future.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with Veterans in Agriculture to offer apprenticeship opportunities.
Thirty-one youth from across Iowa competed in the 4-H meat evaluation contest Nov. 12 at Iowa State University. Youth teams from O’Brien County won the senior and junior divisions.
