Acreage Living Newsletter
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Geothermal 101 |
Are you looking to save money on your heating and cooling needs? Geothermal may be an answer. |
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Fall is a Great Time to Improve your Yard |
Fall is a great time to improve your yard and get a head start on having a great yard in 2017. Now is the time to apply fall fertilization and broadleaf herbicide applications. |
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Annual Roadside Survey Results for Small Game Released |
Three straight years of favorable weather conditions slows long-term population declines of some favorite Iowa critters. |
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Saving Seeds from your Garden |
Seed saving is a fun family activity and the seeds of many garden plants are easy to collect and save. There are a few things to keep in mind when collecting and saving seeds to assure that they are viable the following year. |
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Harvesting Walnut |
If you have trees on your acreage and are thinking of some selective harvest, this article has information on the process, including how harvesters value trees. |
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Household Accidental Invaders in the Fall |
Accidental invaders are insects that inadvertently enter homes and buildings from the surrounding landscape. Many species are troublesome during late summer and fall as they move to protected locations to spend the winter. |
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Direct Marketing Beef |
Livestock producers can find cyclical commodity markets frustrating, particularly if they only have a few head to market each year. Marketing your meat directly to consumers can often be a profitable solution.
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