Iowa | Morning Ag Clips

January 22, 2019

Doug Alert and Margaret Smith, of Hampton, have been chosen to receive the 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award, granted each year by Practical Farmers of Iowa to an individual or couple that has shown exemplary commitment to sustainable agriculture, generously shared their knowledge with others and been influential in efforts to foster vibrant communities, diverse farms and healthy food. (Courtesy of Practical Farmers of Iowa)

RECOGNITION ...

2019 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award

Doug Alert and Margaret Smith of Hampton will receive award

January 22, 2019

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BQA ...

BQA workshops offered Jan. 30 & 31

Please RSVP by Jan. 29; contact Russ Euken, ISU Extension Livestock Specialist

January 22, 2019

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STEM EDUCATION ...

Computer Science is Elementary project

“Tomorrow’s workforce is sitting in the classroom right now!”

January 22, 2019

REGISTRATION DEADLINE ...

Commodity Classic advance registration discount

Register for the 2019 Commodity Classic by Monday, January 28th for a discount

January 22, 2019

(Courtesy of National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff. Des Moines, IA USA. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

PORK CONFERENCE ...

Midwest Organic Pork Conference March 8-9, 2019

Early registration ends on Friday, February 1, 2019

January 22, 2019

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POULTRY HEALTH ...

Register for Poultry Health Management School

Registration fills quickly so sign up today

January 22, 2019

EXCLUSIVE ...

Survey opportunity for cattle producers & vets!

Earn up to $40 for answering the survey

January 21, 2019

Teresa Wiemerslage, ISU Extension food safety specialist, will be leading two hands-on workshops in eastern Iowa where farms will create a customized food safety plan for their farm. Templates and sample logs will be provided, complete with language from the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. (extension.iastate.edu)

FOOD SAFETY WORKSHOPS ...

Food safety and USDA GAP certification workshops

Feb. 14 at Delaware County Extension Office and Feb. 26 at Linn County Extension Office

January 21, 2019

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct a Commercial Manure Applicator training on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Courtesy of ISU Extension and Outreach)

WORKSHOP ...

Workshop for confinement site manure applicators

February 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Farmtek in Dyersville

January 21, 2019

Patrick Hatting has joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as a farm management specialist, working with farmers in southwest Iowa. (Courtesy of ISU Extension and Outreach)

NEW TEAM MEMBER ...

New Extension farm management specialist

Hatting will work with farmers in southwest Iowa to provide financial management info