Acreage Living Newsletter
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New Fact Sheet Series for Specialty Crop Growers Focuses on Dicamba and 2,4-D Drift July, 2020 |
A new fact sheet series is available to help specialty crop growers prepare for and respond to possible dicamba and 2,4-D drift. The series provides detailed information on documenting and reacting to drift incidents, preventing and preparing for possible drift damage, and presents an overview of dicamba and 2,4-D drift issues. |
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Agroforestry Fact Sheets July, 2020 |
Looking to understand agroforestry topics you may have heard about? A Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant helped develop these fact sheets. |
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Videos Provide Education on Unsightly Tree Diseases July, 2020 |
The Integrated Pest Management team has published three new videos on common tree diseases in Iowa. |
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Summer Heat and Cattle July, 2020 |
Recent hot temperatures brings the reminder to prepare for some heat stress events in cattle this summer. |
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Mushroom Guide Helps Foragers Identify and Understand Iowa's Bounty July, 2020 |
With color photos and descriptive characteristics, this new publication from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach guides mushroom foragers. |
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CAST Releases Commentary on Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets July, 2020 |
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association have partnered on a new paper, Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets. The publication contains insights from 29 experts, including Lee Schulz, economics, and is now available for download. |