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Women Managing Cattle | Greenfield, Iowa | Begins Thursday, January 12, 2017

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Women in Ag program is holding Women Managing Cattle beginning Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Greenfield, Iowa and continuing January 26, February 2 and February 9. Classes are 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a light meal served at 5:30 p.m. The classes will be held at Warren Cultural Center, 154 Public Square, Suite C in Greenfield, Iowa. Cost is $50.

Women Managing Cattle | West Des Moines, Iowa | Begins Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Women in Ag program is holding Women Managing Cattle beginning Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in West Des Moines, Iowa and continuing January 18, January 25, and February 1. The classes will be held at DMACC West Campus, 5959 Grand Ave., West Des Moines, Iowa. Cost is $50.

Agronomy in the Field is a multi-session workshop being offered to women landowners, farmers, conservationists and other women who are interested in learning more about agronomy.  This series of workshops will be held monthly at the Iowa State University McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm near Chariton, Iowa. The farm is located at 45249 170th Ave, Chariton, IA 50049.   

The first session will be held on April 19 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the topic will be grazing cover crops and managing cover crops in the spring. This session will be led by Erika Lundy, ISU Extension Beef Program Specialist and Rebecca Vittetoe, ISU Extension Field Agronomist. 

More farm women in Iowa raise beef cattle than any other type of livestock or poultry. While 85% of Iowa beef farms market less than 100 head annually, the profitability of the cow/calf herd or beef feedlot impacts family finances significantly.