Agriculture

Commercial manure applicator training program scheduled

Published by admin on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 8:43am

     Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the Commercial Manure Applicator training program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct the required three-hour training workshop at that time. There is no fee to attend the workshop, but commercial applicators must register by Dec. 26 by contacting the ISU Extension Jones County office at 319-465-3224.

Extension to conduct Crop Advantage series

Published by admin on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 8:42am

     Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists will travel to the Clarion Highlander Hotel, Hwy 1 and I-80, Exit 246, Iowa City for the 2019 Crop Advantage Series to be held on Jan. 29, 2019.

Dairy Days to cover emerging issues

Published by admin on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 8:41am

     Iowa dairy producers have the opportunity to learn about emerging dairy industry issues during 2019 Dairy Days.

     The workshops, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy specialists, will be held at seven eastern Iowa locations between Jan. 21 and Feb. 7, 2019.

Students learn about locally-grown food from Lasack

Published by admin on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:36am

     Kellie Lasack, the Jones County Ag in the Classroom coordinator, visited the third-grade class at Sacred Heart School Nov. 27 to teach students about vegetables that are grown in Iowa.

     Lasack read from the book, “Who Grew My Soup,” by Tom Darbyshire. She then presented a lesson from the National Agriculture in the Classroom program, consisting of a vegetable fact wheel.

Crop Advantage meetings set

Published by admin on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:35am

     Crop Advantage meetings provide a solid foundation of current, research-based crop production information to help producers make informed decisions for the farming operation. The 2019 meetings are an opportunity for farmers and crop advisers to hear current research and crop production information from Iowa State University.

Applications are being taken for Watershed Awards

Published by admin on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:34am

     The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) is accepting applications for the 2019 Iowa Watershed Awards. Now in its second year, the program recognizes outstanding watershed coordinators across the state of Iowa.

     The awards program is a partnership between IAWA and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI).

Youth teams invited to AgOvation

Published by admin on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:33am

     Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county offices are ready to recruit and assemble teams of teens for the new 4-H Youth Development program, AgOvation.

4-H NEWS

Published by admin on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:33am

Olin 4-H Club

     The Olin 4-H Club held its monthly meeting on Dec. 2, 2018. Installation of officers was held for members that weren’t installed at the October meeting.

     Information was given on the Communications Workshop on Dec. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., Jones County All-Livestock Workshop on Dec. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., New Year’s Eve at noon on Dec. 31, Clothing Outing/Workshop on Jan. 2, beef weigh-ins on Dec. 22 at Kirkwood and Dec. 29 at Cascade.

Dairy Board donation

Published by admin on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 8:53am

Midland FFA to prepare 'We Care' packages

Published by admin on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 8:52am

     The Midland FFA Chapter will be creating “We Care” packages to give to the food pantries, so they can be handed out to families.

     The chapter is asking for the public’s assistance in collecting items for the packages. These include, but are not limited to:

     Large shoeboxes, Christmas candy, crayons, action figures, Play-Doh, bouncy balls, Princess Wand/Tiara items, card games, small craft kits, coloring books, Hot Wheels cars, hair clips/bows, Rubik’s Cubes, gum, finger nail polish, and Para-cord bracelets.

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