Agri News, MN
11-21-06
Iowa news and notes
Feeding ethanol focus of Dec. 13 meeting
NASHUA, Iowa -- The Extension Service and Hawkeye Renewables are sponsoring a program on feeding ethanol co-products to ruminant animals Dec. 13. The program will run from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Iowa State University Research Farm near Nashua.
A Hawkeye Renewables representative will discuss the differences in co-products. The program will include two breakout sessions for beef and dairy producers presented by Dan Loy, ISU animal science professor, and Russ Euken, ISU Extension livestock specialist. They will discuss how co-products can fit into a dairy heifer and dry cow nutrition feeding program.
Grain marketing class offered in December
CALMAR, Iowa -- Farmers will have several opportunities to attend workshops developed to focus on marketing the crop.
The seminars, sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Iowa State University Extension, are "Launch and Land Your Post-Harvest Marketing Plan: Winning the Game."
The workshops will examine six marketing plans and allow participants to learn about marketing techniques, including seasonal price patterns, carrying charges and the risk of holding unpriced grain in storage.
The workshops will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Dairy Center at Calmar; 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Delaware County fairgrounds Pavilion; and 10 a.m. Dec. 14 at the YMCA in Forest City.
Crop management event is Nov. 29-30
AMES, Iowa -- The Integrated Crop Management Conference and the Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Expo will be Nov. 29-30 on the Iowa State University campus.
Attendees can choose from 37 different presentations that offer the latest information on crop production and protection technology in Iowa and surrounding states. The conference is hosted by ISU Extension, the College of Agriculture and the departments of Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.
Subsoil moisture survey is completed
SPENCER, Iowa -- Iowa State University has completed its fall survey of subsoil moisture conditions in northwest Iowa, says Paul Kassel, ISU Extension field specialist.
Subsoil moisture is above average in some locations. The level of subsoil moisture in Dickinson, Emmet and Clay counties ranges from 7.2 inches to 8.3 inches of plant-available moisture.
The subsoil moisture level at the site near Newell and Rolfe is below the long-term fall average. The area didn't receive the same amount of summer and fall rain that other areas of northwest Iowa received.
Subsoil moisture levels are checked each fall in several northwest Iowa counties.