This event is open to the public and participants should register online. Individuals can select to attend the full-day or the community dinner hosted in the evening. Registration is open through May ...

Knowing your farm’s Corn Suitability Rating index (CSR2) provides you with valuable insight into its potential productivity. The CSR2 system is unique to Iowa and originally created to equalize tax ...

Middle and high school students in grades 7-12 are invited to put their crop scouting skills to the test, competing against ...

Is there a simple and uniform method of figuring a rental rate for pasture and hay land? Probably not, but guidelines are available. Thereare several methods for computing a pasture rental rate, and ...

AMES, Iowa – Cedar County is one of the counties “Leveraging Activities and Partnerships to Address Obesity in Iowa.” This ...

An important aspect of lifetime transitions and estate planning is consideration of the times in life where it is necessary for someone to step into the shoes of another and make decisions on that ...

The change in the size of livestock operations has resulted in increased interest in valuing manure and using it as a crop nutrient. Manure, especially deep pit liquid hog manure, is widely accepted ...

Today farmers can easily invest over $300,000 in a single tractor or combine. Are there alternatives? Although most farmers own their own machinery, options such as custom hiring, renting, and leasing ...

This article is a basic overview of concepts related to trusts as estate planning tools and is intended to give individuals points to consider as they engage in the estate planning process. Do not ...

AMES, Iowa – The Urban Agriculture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering four Urban Agriculture ...

This is the time of year when our yards and gardens require maintenance work that generates a lot of residue in the way of dead plants, leaves, branches and twigs. There are a couple of options to ...