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Agriculture

Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, Plant Disease Course Set for February 8

Toledo – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host a Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease Management Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach ...

Tama Co. Conservation Board ‘dinged’ by annual audit

For the first time in recent memory, the Tama Co. Conservation Board received a ‘ding’ on its annual audit due to granting a board member preferential treatment as it relates to camping fees. During the Thursday, Jan. 5 regular board meeting – rescheduled by a day due to both weather ...

How to properly dispose of Christmas trees

If there are more pine needles on the floor than on the tree, it might be time to think about disposing of the Christmas tree. When that time comes, there are a few ways to properly (and sustainably) get that live tree back outdoors. One common way is to drag the tree out to the curb. Before ...

Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled for Tama County

Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the Commercial Manure Applicator training program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, 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 ...

Q&A: Outlook on next farm bill

Q: What’s in store for the new Farm Bill? A: As a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, and as a lifelong family farmer, I bring real-world experience to the policymaking table on behalf of the farm families who feed and fuel the world. As Congress begins its ...

Registration is open for Practical Farmers of Iowa’s annual conference

AMES — Registration is now open for Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2023 annual conference, “On Common Ground,” which will take place Jan. 19-21 at the Iowa State Center Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa. All are welcome. Full details are at ...

Last minute reminders for shotgun deer seasons

• Make sure to have a valid hunting license, habitat fee, and deer tag for the correct season. • Make sure blaze orange still fits and that the orange hasn’t faded to the point of being ineffective. The minimum amount of blaze orange required by Iowa law to hunt in the firearm deer ...

Grants available to help teach agriculture in Iowa

WEST DES MOINES — The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation is making mini-grants available to support the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus. The Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Supplement Grants, made possible through ...

For Iowa’s deer hunters, the wait is nearly over

Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner when roughly 100,000 blaze orange-clad hunters take to the timber, and wildlife experts are forecasting another good year. “Our deer population is stable to slightly increasing statewide, so hunters should expect to see ...