By Edward Lynn, Editor CLIVE, Iowa — Pork producers across the state will have an opportunity to gain expert insights and industry updates at the
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Women Can Strengthen Farm Success through Annie’s Project Courses
ISU Extension and Outreach Offers farm business management courses for women January 31, 2025, 2:05 pm | Madeline Schultz, Lisa Scarbrough [caption id="" align="alignright" width="480"] Participants discuss farm management. (Photo courtesy of ISU)[/caption] AMES, Iowa – The Women in Ag Program at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering four educational courses across the […]
Wild-harvested Mushroom Certification Class Set for Spring
Certification course, led by extension experts, offers experience identifying and safely harvesting wild mushrooms in the state of Iowa January 28, 2025, 10:56 am | Chelsea Harbach [caption id="" align="alignright" width="480"] A white morel (Morchella americana) popping up through the forest floor prime for harvest. (Credit: Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca, courtesy of ISU)[/caption] AMES, Iowa – Iowa […]
Dairy Beef Short Course to Feature Management of Dairy-Beef Crossbreds
By Beth Doran [caption id="attachment_10524" align="alignleft" width="245"] Photo by Jenny Hill on Unsplash.[/caption] ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Feedlot producers are encouraged to attend the 2025 Dairy Beef Short Course on March 25 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This year’s program features unique aspects of managing dairy-beef crossbreds such as implants, vaccinations, early calf nutrition and […]
Iowa 4-H Members Wrap Up Successful National Livestock Show Season
By Sydney Peterson, Amy Powell AMES, Iowa – Iowa 4-H members participated in national 4-H livestock competitions across the country over the past several months. Fayette County represented Iowa 4-H in the dairy quiz bowl at the North American International Livestock Exposition in November 2024. An all-star team represented Iowa 4-H at the competition’s dairy […]
Registration Is Open for 2025 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
By Billy Beck AMES, Iowa – The 2025 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference will be held March 1 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event is co-led by Iowa State University, University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Services. “For over 25 years, the Tri-State Forest Stewardship […]
Iowa 4-H Plant the Moon Selected for Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program
By Maya Hayslett, Sydney Peterson Plant the Moon Challenge experiments. AMES, Iowa – The Iowa 4-H Plant the Moon Challenge has been selected for the
2025 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference Is Feb. 11-12
Topics include viticulture, enology, fruits and vegetable production and more By Suzanne Slack, Kendra Meyer AMES, Iowa – Registration is open for the 2025 Iowa Specialty
Farmers plant nearly half of Iowa’s corn in past week
A hot and dry week finally gave Iowa farmers their best chance yet to plant corn this year, and they put about 43% of the
