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Articles

Kerns Named New Extension Field Forester

Sep 24, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Forestry has been a passion for Emma Kerns for about as long as she can remember. She grew up on her family’s crop and cattle farm in Delaware County, helping with farm chores and helping take care of the family forest. For the past two years, she was manager of the Stephens State Forest, in south central Iowa. On Sept. 23, she began a new role as a field forestry specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach – working closely with a seven-county region in northeast Iowa.
Habitat Safety Series to Be Featured on the Habitat University Podcast

Sep 9, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Adam Janke |Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Keeping Iowans safe in the outdoors is the goal behind a new series of podcast episodes airing on the Habitat University podcast. The “Habitat Safety Miniseries” will cover topics such as prescribed fire safety, pesticide safety, heavy equipment safety, as well as chainsaw safety.
Business Builder grants available for farm, food businesses

Aug 26, 2024 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Chris Kick

AMES – Small farms and food entrepreneurs can apply for grants from the United States Department of Agriculture to help reimburse costs related to growth and expansion. Known as the Business Builder Grants, the $3.7 million in funding is made available through the Heartland Regional Food Business Center – a six-state organization that includes Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Farm Progress Show Exhibit Will Offer Valuable Face Time with Experts

Aug 22, 2024 | m.farms.com | Chris Kick

By Chris KickVisitors to this year’s Farm Progress Show near Boone can expect to see a wide variety of displays inside the Iowa State University exhibit, located on the corner of Seventh Street and Central Avenue. A miniature Iowa State University football field showcasing turfgrass, vegetables growing on water and hand-held apps that can identify insects and weeds will all be a part of this year’s display.
Business Builder Grants Available for Farm and Food Businesses

Aug 21, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Christa Hartsook |Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Small farms and food entrepreneurs can apply for grants from the United States Department of Agriculture to help reimburse costs related to growth and expansion. Known as the Business Builder Grants, the $3.7 million in funding is made available through the Heartland Regional Food Business Center – a six-state organization that includes Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Farm Progress Show Exhibit Will Offer Valuable Face Time with Experts

Aug 21, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Visitors to this year’s Farm Progress Show near Boone can expect to see a wide variety of displays inside the Iowa State University exhibit, located on the corner of Seventh Street and Central Avenue. A miniature Iowa State University football field showcasing turfgrass, vegetables growing on water and hand-held apps that can identify insects and weeds will all be a part of this year’s display.
Insect and Weed ID Apps to Be Launched at Farm Progress Show

Aug 21, 2024 | m.farms.com | Chris Kick

By Chris KickAside from the weather, few things can decimate a crop like insects and weeds. Fortunately, the options to identify and treat both are becoming increasingly tech-savvy and efficient. Two of the latest gadgets that can help with this issue will be displayed at this year’s Farm Progress Show Aug. 27-29 in Boone.
Insect and Weed ID Apps to Be Launched at Farm Progres Show

Aug 20, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Aside from the weather, few things can decimate a crop like insects and weeds. Fortunately, the options to identify and treat both are becoming increasingly tech-savvy and efficient. Two of the latest gadgets that can help with this issue will be displayed at this year’s Farm Progress Show Aug. 27-29 in Boone.
Conservation Field Specialist Joins Extension Natural Resources Team

Aug 16, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Ethan Thies has joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as the program’s first conservation field specialist. Thies began the new role July 29 and will be based out of the ISU Extension and Outreach Carroll County office. He previously served as a watershed coordinator with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and has first-hand experience dealing with water quality issues in Iowa.
Learn How Soil Variability and Land Use Choices Shape Organic Carbon Levels

Aug 13, 2024 | extension.iastate.edu | Chris Kick

AMES, Iowa – Those who want to gain a better understanding of soil organic carbon – what it is, why it matters and how it is measured – can do so at the organic soil carbon display inside Iowa State University’s exhibit at the Farm Progress Show near Boone, Aug. 27-29. Mary Tiedeman, a soil scientist with the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State, is developing multiple interactive features to translate the science of organic soil carbon.