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 ...
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 ...
Crop Report Harvest neared completion with 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 20, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cold temperatures and snow limited additional fieldwork to applying soil amendments such as anhydrous, manure, ...
Crop Report Harvest was mostly complete with 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 13, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included wrapping up fall tillage, applying fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling and spreading ...
Warm and dry conditions early in the week helped accelerate row crop harvest, which remained ahead of average, with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 6, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, ...
With harvest winding down, farmers who are thinking of planting cover crops – as well as those who have already seeded covers for the coming winter – still have a chance to apply for cost-share and technical assistance through Practical Farmers of Iowa’s cover crop cost-share ...
Row crop harvest was winding down ahead of normal as Iowa’s farmers had 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 30, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, applying fall ...
On Friday, October 28, Governor Kim Reynolds signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels. The Harvest Proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 27, 2022. The proclamation allows vehicles ...
Harvest was in full swing with little or no precipitation allowing farmers 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 2, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, chopping silage, and some fourth cutting ...
AMES — Practical Farmers of Iowa is now accepting applications for two programs – the Savings Incentive Program and the new Farm Business Coaching program – designed to help farmers at all stages of their farming careers, whether they are just starting or are seeking to refine an ...