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ISU student plans Ames bacon festival in October
April 9, 2013 AMES (AP) — After seeing thousands of people flock to a bacon festival in Des Moines, an Iowa State University student has decided Ames should get a slice of the action. more »»
Iowa ag sales up over 2012
April 8, 2013 The preliminary March price received for corn in Iowa was $7.20 per bushel according to the March 27 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service — Agricultural Prices report. This is a $0. more »» 
Pre-cooked meals delivered to your door
April 6, 2013 By KRISS NELSON jknelson@frontiernet.net DAYTON — To come home and have dinner delivered right to the front door is probably a dream come true for many busy people. more »» 
At ease with ag talk
April 5, 2013 By DARCY DOUGHERTY MAULSBY yettergirl@yahoo.com DES MOINES — Talk isn’t cheap when it comes to farming and food. more »» 
Sleepy girl
April 5, 2013 Holly Miller, 3, was tuckered out on March 3 helping around her grandparents’ barn as she laid down to share a nap with a Charolais calf. She’s the daughter of David and Anna Miller, of Churdan. more »» 
Stillmans named Master Farmers
April 4, 2013 EMMETSBURG — Jim and Jan Stillman, of Emmetsburg, live a life of agriculture and education. For their years of work, they have been presented the Iowa Master Farmer Award by Wallaces Farmer magazin. more »»
Extension hosting viticulture program
April 4, 2013 Those with grape vines wanting to learn more about vineyard pruning, drought management and fertilization may attend a workshop set from 9 a.m. more »»
35 percent topsoil very dry
April 3, 2013 FARM SUMMARY By USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service March saw below-average temperatures for the most part. more »»
Webster County Extension hosting ACRE decision meeting
March 31, 2013 FORT DODGE — With the uncertainty of the 2013 and 2014 crop yields and prices, a review of the Average Crop Revenue Election program will be held at 9 a.m. more »»
Cover crops workshop set at Dordt College
March 30, 2013 SIOUX CENTER — Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa will host a cover crops workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.. more »» 
Uncertainty prevails for 2013
March 29, 2013 By CLAYTON RYE crye@wctatel.net Markets and weather are never very far from any farmer’s mind. more »» 
Better watersheds, better Iowa
March 29, 2013 By LARRY KERSHNER kersh@farm-news.com BREDA — Russ Schelle, who farms just north of Breda in Carroll County, is in his second year of using cover crops. more »»
Farmers positive, cautious
March 27, 2013 OMAHA (DTN) — Farmers and ranchers feel better about the 2012 season at year’s end than they did before planting, yet uncertainties from the ongoing drought blur their picture of the upcoming year,... more »» 
Drought affects to linger
March 27, 2013 By LARRY KERSHNER kersh@farm-news.com BREDA — Climate records show that severe droughts, as experienced in 2012, will continue to affect yields the following year and perhaps even longer. more »»
New ISU weather stations to monitor soil moisture
March 24, 2013 AMES — Farmers will be able to check soil moisture levels around the state when Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy upgrades weather stations at several research and demonstration farms. more »»
Cover crops field day set in Carroll County
March 23, 2013 DEDHAM — Iowa Learning Farms will host a field day, along with Practical Farmers of Iowa, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the American Legion Hall, 302 Main St., Dedha. more »» |
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